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Thursday, January 18, 2007

County School Employees Accumulate Over $13 Million In Vacation ...

County school employees have accumulated over $13 million in vacation and sick pay, according to a report requested by school board member Rhonda Thurman. Ms. Thurman is asking that the report be broken down to detail how much individual employees have accumulated. Board Chairman Joe Conner is asking the School Board to vote Thursday night on whether the individual figures should be given out. Ms. Thurman said some school employees are collecting as much as $100,000 in accumulated benefits when they retire. She said most private businesses don't allow carrying over vacation and sick pay days from year to year. .

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How about an Iraq vacation

Tired of the beach scene in Miami? Bored in Hawaii? Seen enough of the Louvre? Worry no more. We have some trips that go way beyond mere adventure travel. These trips are to destinations you either think you can't visit, or your friends and family think you shouldn't visit. But where there's a will, there seems to be a way. There are dozens of travel companies and organizations offering trips to once - and current - forbidden destinations. Here is a sampling: Please note: We are not encouraging travel to any of these locations. Though Americans are going there, for each destination below you will need to do a lot of homework, pack a lot of common sense and know what you're getting into. NORTH KOREA Like most things in this hermit kingdom, travel is tightly controlled by the government.

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The Rodeo Drive Transformation Vacation

Those amenities, coupled with the Rodeo Drive Transformation Vacation Program make it possible to help turn what can be sometimes long and tedious recovery process into a life-transforming adventure. The advantages of an out-of-town recovery presents and appealing option for some patients who may not have the luxury to create a quiet setting back home, due to children or other obligations. While away they have time to take in the immediate effects of their surgery and have begin adjusting to physical changes before going home, both important facets of the healing process. Krieger stresses recovery from even the most minor procedures takes longer than just a week or two, and that additional recovery time is always involved once a patient gets back home. "I am a strong believer in the fact that if my patients have a positive recovery experience they will enjoy their final results more and they will heal faster," says Krieger.

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