1.   Lawrence leaves for a holiday this weekend but hopes to complete the long-running Jon Gittens deal on his return in July.

2.   I mean we, we keep telling the old man to book the weekend holiday so we can have outrageous parties and things like that.

3.   Apparently, few people interrupted their holiday weekends in Westport, Spring Lake or Sag Harbor for trips to the mall.

4.   But there has been a special urgency this month because Israel begins a series of holidays this weekend, which could delay the process for up to a month.

5.   Lower wholesale beef prices suggest supermarkets and other retailers have adequate supplies for the Labor Day holiday this weekend, when consumption usually jumps, analysts said.

6.   Meantime, a single currency will encourage more cross-border weekend holidays.

7.   Make reservations in advance for busy holiday weekends, or over the Christmas holidays.

8.   The climbing cables at Half Dome in Yosemite National Park will not be up for the Memorial Day weekend holiday.

9.   The Labor Day holiday last weekend marked the traditional end of the summer driving season in the U.S.

10.   Thin trading ahead of the September long weekend holiday intensified the effect.