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Plans for ski train grind to a halt

Written on December 26, 2009 – 11:26 am | by Admin

Iowa Pacific Holdings LLC said late Monday it won’t operate the ski train between Denver and Winter Park after all.

The Chicago-based company tried on Dec. 23 to convince a federal judge to order Amtrak to provide crews for the ski train. Iowa Pacific sued Amtrak after talks between the two parties failed to get the ski train running by its scheduled Dec. 27 start date. Issues between the two sides revolve around insurance coverage, the number of people Amtrak needed to run the train, the safety of the equipment, and the financial stability of Iowa Pacific.

Iowa Pacific said it had contacted Amtrak after the judge’s ruling, but the two companies haven’t been able to reach an agreement.

Iowa Pacific will issue refunds for passengers who had booked passage on the ski train.

“The ski train is heavily reliant on advance bookings, which came to a complete halt last week,” said Ed Ellis, president of Iowa Pacific. “In addit

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Eastman Credit Union donates $10,000 to Kingsport United Way endowment

Written on December 24, 2009 – 4:15 pm | by Admin

KINGSPORT — The future of United Way of Greater Kingsport is more secure thanks to the presentation of $10,000 from Eastman Credit Union to the United Way’s Endowment Fund.

Olan O. Jones, president and CEO of Eastman Credit Union, announced the presentation earlier this month. Both Eastman Credit Union and the United Way of Greater Kingsport marked their 75th anniversaries in 2009.

“This contribution will help ensure that United Way’s work will continue in the future,” said Jones.

Three of the United Way founders — B.M. Brown, J.C. Stone and J.C. White — were also instrumental in establishing Eastman Credit Union.

On hand for the announcement were Jones; B. Fielding Rols

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Venezuela’s Chavez threatens to oust Toyota

Written on December 24, 2009 – 11:42 am | by Admin

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has threatened to expel Japanese carmaker Toyota unless it produces an all-terrain model of 4×4 vehicles used for public transport in poor and rural areas.

The fiery socialist, in a speech late on Wednesday, also said he would not hesitate to expel and expropriate plants from other Asian and U.S. automobile companies operating in Venezuela if they failed to share technology with locals.

“What’s this that Toyota doesn’t want to make the ‘rustic’ model here?” Chavez said, during a ceremony in Caracas to hand owners the keys to economically produced cars that Venezuela’s government has imported from Argentina.

“We must force them. And if they don’t, then they should leave and we’ll bring another company in …

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Holidays Part 3: Wisdom from a Six-Year Old

Written on December 24, 2009 – 6:42 am | by Admin

Christopher is six years old. That’s his picture here to the right, taken a few months ago.

Last week one of his teachers shared this with me: She asked him what he does when he’s frustrated. He answered:

“Stop. Breathe. Think.”

He’s not a genius or anything like that, so I doubt he invented that solution all by himself. But still, it’s a really great answer, don’t you think?

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Find Out More Regarding The Concept Of Best Mortgage Refinancing Options

Written on December 24, 2009 – 6:15 am | by Admin

Introduction

With choices like refinancing offered widely today, the issues faced by those tormented by a poor credit history in the past have reduced to a great extent. In fact, refinancing has come to stay as a step ahead of the concept of mortgage because it provides the borrower with an additional monetary assistance beyond mortgage.

Thanks to such a rising demand, there has also been a large increase in the amount of service suppliers for such facilities, that offer the best credit mortgage refinancing at competitive rates.

The Options

In order to look for the best mortgage refinancing choices, it is first of all vital that you simply analyze your own individual case and understand the benefits that can be expected from a potential lender. For this purpose, you need to clearly lay out the various details of your case. These may include the knowledge relating to current monthly payment, current interest rate, balance left on mortgage, new interest rate, followed by specific data on the years left on your current loan and also the new loan terms, expressed in the number of years.

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