On the contrary, I am the first to recognize that there are times when the legal fees you might incur would be better spent on a vacation or a few sessions with a therapist to sort through your feelings (as valid as they may be).

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We figured a burger would be the perfect end to a stellar vacation day so on the way back from Yellowstone we dropped in at The Corral, a local institution about 10 miles south of Big Sky.

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The U.S. Capital Markets are in sync in anticipation of quantitative easing three from the Federal Reserve when they meet next in September, as the European Central Bank seems to be on an August vacation after guaranteeing a bailout just a couple of weeks ago.

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"I'll be on vacation, " said Gregg Werkenthin, a retired state worker in Austin who said he generally sides with Democrats.

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When TDK talks about its durability, it talks about liters of dousage, so a splash on your next beach vacation shouldn't be an issue.

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In Washington, congressman Charlie Rangel, is going to be censured for issues dealing with unpaid taxes and failure to report rental income on a vacation home he owns in the Dominican Republic.

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Another reason employees see a dip in productivity at work during the holidays: Colleagues and managers may be on vacation.

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By then we were back in New York, and it was windy and cold, which just shocks you a little closer to the cultural slipstream, even if you're technically still trying to be on vacation.

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