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Jul '07

Hawaii’s garden working to save native flora

** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **An image of a Buddha stands amid bamboo at the Allerton Garden on Kauai, Hawaii on March 23, 2007. The north shore site of the National Tropical Botanical Garden features a variety of plants native to the islands. At the garden headquartered on Hawaii's Garden Isle, resident scientists face the challenge of snatching the Pacific islands' quickly disappearing plants from the brink of extinction. (AP Photo/Tara Godvin)The National Tropical Botanical Garden offers plenty of beautiful flowers, with three sites on Kauai, Hawaii’s “Garden Isle.” Here visitors can get off the beach and learn more about the local flora.


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Jul '07

Unwind in the great wide … urban spaces

** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **A couple floats in a kayak among the Mangrove trees June 28, 2007 at the Weedon Island Preserve in St. Petersburg, Fla. Besides the paddling trails, the nearly six square miles of Weedon Island Preserve offer miles of hiking trails and an observation tower. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)In Florida’s most crowded county, not far from a greyhound track and a busy thoroughfare, kayakers paddle through a labyrinth of trails that wind for miles under the dense canopy of a stunning mangrove forest.


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Jul '07

High hopes for massive new Macau hotel

William Weidner, President and Chief Operating Officer of las Vegas Sands Corp. gestures during a press conference at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore 08 February 2007.  Las Vegas Sands formally kicked off construction of its 3.2 billion-US dollar casino project in Singapore. Backed by growing economic affluence, Asia has the room to house eight to 10 Las Vegas-style strips offering gaming and entertainment facilities, US casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson said. AFP PHOTO/ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)Las Vegas Sands Corp. expects full occupancy at its massive new casino hotel in Macau soon after it opens amid robust visitor growth, the company’s president William Weidner said Tuesday.


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Jul '07

Take a medieval-style break at NYC’s Cloisters

On your next visit to New York City, take a break from the modern buildings, noise and nonstop traffic by exploring The Cloisters, a little island of Medieval Europe in that you can reach by subway.

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