In Lisbon Mr Chapman picked up his German salary and a bonus for good work, went on a long holiday in Norway and then to Berlin to get his Iron Cross.
The idea is that if Memorial Day was not simply a long weekend holiday for going to the beach and grilling, more Americans might actually realize that it has a deeper and much more somber meaning.
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For three weeks (following a long summer holiday) parliamentary business is suspended while politicians go off to contemplate their partisan navels.
Eating healthy on the road has long been a struggle for holiday travelers.
Lawmakers waited until the end of business on Friday for the long public holiday weekend in a "well-orchestrated" plan, according to Hart.
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There's always a buzz in Cleveland for the first home game, a date the locals have long treated like a national holiday.
Governments and corporations have long considered the eve of a long holiday weekend the best time for dumping embarrassing or unpleasant news.
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This year, for example, it stretched the holiday out with a week-long roster of parades and attractions.
Thus, he continued, it will be important for bulls to see gold settle higher when traders resume from a long holiday weekend on Tuesday.
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"I felt disappointed that we were missing our holiday because we had been planning it for a long time, but I was also worried about getting out of the lift, " she said.
If we want more people to be able to afford houses in the long-run, a two-year tax holiday for home-buyers isn't the way to do it.
There are many producers big and small, but to simplify your holiday shopping I suggest you look for labels from the Domaine of Drouhin Vaudon, a long established family winery making bottles from many of the very best vineyards.
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