Personally, I wouldn't say I'm a golden-calf heathen, but I'm not exactly spending my evenings shouting "hallelujah" at regular intervals, either.

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For a trip to the U.S. and Europe I'm taking next month, I tried making bookings three separate ways -- through my regular agent in Hong Kong, by consulting a round-the-world specialist in San Francisco I found on the Web, and by myself online.

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As is, the Miami-based weather center reported in its 8 p.m. advisory that the storm had regular winds of 60 mph and even more potent gusts.

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