Quiet Time at a Special Spot
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By Chuck Thompson, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep.
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Here's hoping you won't have to choose between health and comfort.
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It&#39;s going to be a little quieter outside of Target stores this holiday season. The company isn&#39;t allowing the Salvation Army bell ringers outside its stores.
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PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS, Rwanda  - One hour's trek into the Rwandan rainforest, a crunching sound breaks the silence that hangs over the misty thick bush.
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By Geri Parlin, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 17--Candlelight home tours, jolly old elves and the jingle of bells are on my mind.
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By SUSAN LADD  PINE KNOLL SHORES __ You hear it before you see it __ the unmistakable sound of a waterfall. As you come within sight of it and move closer, the temperature actually seems to drop, just like it does in the mountains.
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The most important rule at this remote vacation spot is simple: no white light.
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A little serendipity can take you places, including where you want to go.
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(InfoWorld) - Strange but true, some people -- certified techies among them -- prefer to turn it all off when theyâre on holiday. [See also: Great escapes for geeks | Top 10 vacations] Stanton W. Schmidt writes, âI really do want to leave it all behind when I go on vacation. With that in mind I would recommend the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. There, you cannot get a signal for your cell phone, no matter which provider you have. You don't drive in, you paddle in (no boat motors allowed either). And they don't even allow you to carry in cans or bottles. And no matter where you go, you are likely not to see another human being for most of your trip.â âI purposefully select vacation choices where it's extremely difficult to geek out every day,â replied Ed Kummel. âMy last vacation was in Durango, Colo. Sure, there are coffeehouses in town that have Internet access, but the bike ride down and back up the mountain is not worth it! I learned to make do with my BlackBerry for that week!â For those who would brave the mountain for some quality Internet time, hereâs your real cold turkey, from Gregg Cooke: âThe banks of West Virginia's Greenbrier River, most of which lies inside the National Radio Quiet Zone, so named because it is a 13,000-square-mile âholeâ in the eastern part of the state centered over the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). Even the slightest radio transmissions are hunted down by a team of radio detectives and silenced â¦ they even find malfunctioning microwaves and mistuned automobiles. (Your tax dollars go toward this, you know.) The result is blissful radio silence for the gi-normous radio dishes the NRAO operates to scan the skies and look deep into celestial radio sources. You'll get no cell or wireless signal here, guaranteed!â
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The glass doors to the Anaheim Marriott opened into a spacious lobby that was calm early on Thursday afternoon. All but one of the plush chairs near the entrance was
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By Hillary Borrud, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Sep. 23--Outdoor enthusiasts know the joy of finding a pristine spot away from civilization, where they can experience the unspoiled beauty of Southern California.
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Here is what is open and closed in observance o
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 23--CAPE CANAVERAL -- You can't walk very far when you're on a spaceship, sea breezes are the stuff of dreams, and a good pizza? Forget about it.
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By Jason George, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 24--Dune Acres is the place to be; no visitors to bother me.   Beach spreadin' out so far and wide; keep out Gary, this is the quiet side.
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The following activities will take place in the area this week. Events are listed as space allows.
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Select Comfort's recently sleepy slump may turn into a welcome awakening.