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DESTINATIONS Passport DESTINATIONS Anyone’s Guess OFFICIAL RULES Visiting Venice GETTING THERE Marco Polo Airport is only about 8 miles from Venice and offers several transportation options: water taxi, vaporetto, rail, or bus. The major U.S. airlines serving Venice are Delta and US Airways. TOURISM INFORMATION Venice Tourism Board http://www.turismovenezia.it UPCOMING EVENTS 65th Annual Venice International Film Festival August 27 - September 6, 2008 52nd Annual International Festival of Contemporary Music October 2 -18, 2008 11th International Architecture Exhibition September 14 - November 23, 2008 For further info: http://www.labiennale.org where the poet Robert Browning died and American painter John Singer Sargent had a studio—which is now dedicated to 18th century Venice. SAVORING VENICE No matter what your tastes, Venice has something for everyone. The laid-back and eclectic vibe that permeates the city allows visitors to relax and immerse themselves in a truly unique setting. Whether you are sampling local specialties like spaghetti with cuttlefish ink or tiny octopus with polenta in Piazza San Marco, cruising past palaces on the Grand Canal, or soaking up art at one of the many museums or churches, Venice is meant to be savored like fine Italian wine. As Peggy Guggenheim once said, “Venice is not only a city of fantasy and freedom. It is also a city of joy and pleasure.” LL REFERENCE Venetia. (n.d.). Retrieved July 21, 2008, from http://www.venetia.it/ 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING. 2. To enter, eligible contestants should fill in the identity of this month’s image, including the city and state of location, with the contestant’s name, address and phone number either: 1) on a postcard (approximate size 4” x 6”) or, 2) via an e-mail. Mail postcard entries to LocumLife, Anyone’s Guess Contest, 106 Milford St., Suite 105, Salisbury, MD 21804-6966. Submit e-mail entries electronically to locumguess@advanstar.com (only one entry per contestant allowed). Faxed submissions will not be accepted. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for capturing late, lost, misdirected, damaged, or illegible entries. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 3. All entries must be received no later than September 15, 2008, at which time a winning entry will be drawn randomly from a pool of correct responses. In the event no correct responses are received, a winning entry will be drawn randomly from a pool of all responses timely received. The potential winner will be contacted by phone or mail no later than two weeks from the drawing. If the potential winner does not respond with 14 days after contact or does not return a require release within a specified time, Sponsor reserves the right at Sponsor’s sole discretion to select an alternate. The winner may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules and release of liability and (where legal) publicity. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners. 4. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Participants agree to be bound by these rules and all decisions of the judges, which shall be final. By entering, all entrants agree to release and hold harmless Advanstar Communications Inc., its sponsors and prize suppliers and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and their respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, and/or liability for any loss, damages, or injury whatsoever (including, without limitation, any death or disability) relating to or arising in connection with entering this sweepstakes or use or misuse of any prize awarded. By accepting a prize, winners grant Sponsor the right to use and publish their names, and biographical information in any manner or media whatsoever whether now known or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, for advertising, promotional and other purposes in connection with this Sweepstakes without further compensation. 5. The prize is an Apple Gift Card, estimated retail value $100. All taxes on the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. Winner agrees that the prize is being provided “as is” and that Sponsor has neither made nor is in any manner responsible for any warranty, representation or guarantee, either express or implied, in fact or in law, related to the prize, including, without limitation, as to its quality, safety, mechanical condition or fitness. Any warranty or guarantee on a prize (if any) is subject to the manufacturer’s terms and conditions therefore, and winner agrees to look solely to such manufacturer for any such warranty or guarantee. Prizes are not transferable. The winner may not make substitutions for the prizes, and the prizes are not redeemable for cash value, but Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. 6. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof) if fraud or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and Sponsor will select a winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received up until the time of impairment. 7. The attraction and its location will be announced in our October 2008 issue, along with the winner’s name, city, and state. 8. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and at least 18 years of age. Persons in any of the following categories are NOT eligible to enter or win a prize: a) Employees of Advanstar Communications Inc. and its prize suppliers and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, b) contributors to and/or advertisers within LocumLife magazine; and c) immediate family members or persons who reside in the same household as a person described in this paragraph. SPONSOR: Advanstar Communications Inc., 106 Milford St., Suite 105, Salisbury, MD 21804-6966. ANSWER TO JUNE’S CONTEST The National Aquarium Baltimore, Maryland Congratulations, Craig Thayer, MD, of Chicago, IL, winner of June’s random prize drawing. We hope you enjoy your Brooks Brothers gift card! Photo Credit: Getty Images/Hisham Ibrahim Based in Brooklyn, New York, Julia and Paul Wynn have written about Edinburgh, Scotland, and Florence, Italy, for LocumLife. 30 LocumLife AUGUST 2008 www.LocumLife.com http://www.turismovenezia.it http://www.labiennale.org http://www.venetia.it/ http://www.LocumLife.com

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