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...Erwin's timetable was clearly shaped by the fact that South Africa hosts soccer's World Cup, in 2010. Organizers expect the tournament to attract more than 300,000 visitors. But the South African Tourism Services Association said hopes of a tourist influx, already jeopardized by South Africa's raging violent crime, were now fading. "Will people come to South Africa to see them if they know they will be going back to hotels and guest houses with no power?" asked Michael Tatalias of the tourism association. "That means no hot meals, no clean laundry, no lights." (The football stadiums...
...Erwin insisted the World Cup would be unaffected, however. "There is no threat to the successful holding of the event, as plans to ensure electricity security in that period are well advanced," Erwin said. By 2010, there will be a "far more comfortable margin" between supply and demand...
...some idea of what European pro soccer is currently experiencing. Depleted squads; the general level of play noticeably weakened; and standings shaken up as teams surge or falter as a result of the exodus of so many star performers. The cause of the exodus? The African Cup of Nations, a biennial tournament that pitches the continent's 16 top national teams against one another in a mini-World Cup whose quality now rivals the regional competitions of South America and Europe...
...scholarly inebriation, FM has whipped up some delicious concoctions for each one of your study spots. Just make sure that you serve them in library-appropriate disguises. Widener Russian 2 oz. vodka 1 oz. coffee liqueur 3 oz. cream or milk Serve in a Peet’s coffee cup and pretend that it’s hot. Sip slowly. Lamontal Breakdown 2 oz. vodka 1 can sugar-free Red Bull Serve in another empty Red Bull can and nobody will know the difference. Cabot Explosion 1 oz. rum 1 oz. coconut rum 5 oz. pineapple juice Serve...
...offered visitors to the Afghan capital a lot more than a place to stay. For the thousands of foreign journalists, aid workers, teachers, medical staff and entrepreneurs who have made the war-ravaged city a temporary home, the Serena was an oasis of tranquility. Its cafe served a good cup of coffee in a land of tea; its spa was a place for a hot shower in a snow-bound city where constant power outages reduce bathing to a bucket of water heated on a wood-burning stove; its gym offered a safe place to exercise in a country where...