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  1. Alaska -- Sea
    Alaska, like many areas dominated by cruiseship tourism, is dominated by a shopping experience focused on jewelry, tee shirts, and trinkets. Yes, there are good buys occasionally (especially at the end of the season), but local products can be difficult to find.
  2. Alaska Airlines -- Companies
    Steve Jarvis, marketing vice president for Alaska Airlines, says the airline might offer free Internet service to customers beginning next spring as a way of building customer loyalty. But he says the company is in the midst of testing several pricing plans.
  3. South Central Alaska
    South Central Alaska is the most populous region in the state for several reasons: excellent rainbow trout & salmon fishing, scenic hiking and the amenities of its cities. The Matanuska & Susitna River Valleys make up the agricultural center of the state, where sun-blessed area such as Palmer grow record-breaking vegetables, such as the famous 106-pound cabbage. Wasilla is home to the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Headquarters, the fascinating Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry and the boating & fishing of nearby Big Lake and Willow. Talkeetna is a popular starting point for Mt. McKinley climbers. Anchorage is the state's largest city and offers a center of fine dining, shopping, nightlife, the wildlife of the Alaska Zoo, the exhibits of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art & the Alaska Native Heritage Center and more that is only minutes from adventures in the great outdoors. View the incredible mountain scenery and birds of the Eagle River Nature Center in Chugach State Park.
  4. Husky
    All Husky owners who returned a registration card are automatically receiving labels and instructions for placement of the new labels over the corresponding instructions in the current users guide and restraint cover label. Owners should be receiving this information within the week (by January 21). These labels and instructions will advise consumers using the lap belt only installation to reroute the lap belt to use an alternative, short belt path. This reinstallation will reduce loads to assure Standard 213 compliance.
  5. Hovercraft
    A Hovercraft is a vehicle thattravels over land or water on a cushion of pressurized air.Air is forced under the hull of the craft and is contained by a tube or "skirt" of flexible material. A pocket or "plenum" of air is formed and the resulting pressure pushes the hull of the hovercraft up and away from the surface it is sitting on. Because the frictionagainst the bottom of the craft has been greatly reduced, less energy is required to move it over the surface. This scientific principle isknown as"surface effect". The air cushion ... gives yousmoother ride over rough surfaces.
  6. Dogs -- Breeds
    Dogsled racing is a winter sport where a team of dogs, usually high performance mixed breed dogs called Alaskan Huskies or Eurohounds, pull a sled and driver (called a musher). The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is perhaps the most famous of these races. Dog sledding is an ancient form of transportation and still a very effective way of moving freight across this type of terrain.
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