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...course, if you ask most retailers, it's not just banks that are kept under the companies' collective thumb. Most American consumers are familiar with the tag line for Visa's advertising campaign touting the company's omnipresence: After describing some tantalizing vacation spot, hotel or safari, the voiceover intones, "And they don't take American Express." The merchants in question, according to MasterCard and Visa detractors, don't take American Express (or anyone else's card) because they're under considerable pressure not to. In a class action lawsuit distinct from the DOJ case, 4 million retailers have joined...
Derrick's pleasure in recalling his own trip to East Africa with W & L two years ago inspired him to sign on with his grandsons this year, the first time the university has opened up the trip to youngsters. Escorted by science professor Steven Desjardins, the group will safari into the great parks of Tanzania to see animals most Americans have viewed only in captivity or as cartoons. Children have an affinity for other children, so the itinerary also includes young humans--the travelers spend a day at a school in Arusha and share a meal of porridge and vegetables...
...children (airfare included; for more information, call 540-463-8723)--ain't cheap, but Buddy Derrick feels the trip is worth it. "I wanted to instill in my grandkids a sense of living life to its fullest," he says, "and to me, going on an African safari is the absolute ultimate." Those grandkids will have to earn the privilege, however, by passing Derrick's test. Pssst, John and Richard, here are the answers: Kilimanjaro; a female; true...
...take a trip down to Zebra Falls." The way he says it and then becomes worked up over the idea suggests that the guests will be shooting a veritable Niagara, halfway across the state of Arizona. The new guests return to their cabin and outfit themselves for a safari...only to find that Zebra Falls is a trickle of water that runs over some rocks 40 yards up the creek. McCain refuses to see how small the world is. He is a 12-year-old boy in his tree house. In his mind's eye his little spread is unimaginably...
...roots are on top. She has two children with her, and they play in the dust, chasing chickens around the base of the huge tree, eating roasted corncobs from the campfire. A 4x4 truck with Zambian registration draws up, and a black man in a khaki safari suit gets out. The woman reaches inside her bra and draws out a twist of dirty cloth. Inside the wrapping are five diamonds of varying sizes. The man brings out an eyeglass and inspects them carefully. He reaches into his truck and pulls out a well-worn backpack. It appears to be full...