Word: del
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...greater damage to the Russian economy than to the intended victims. A good example is the recent propaganda attack on Latvia and the accompanying boycott of Latvian goods. The real reason for the action was Russia's desire to control the oil pipeline passing through Latvia. ANDREJS BAIDINS Wilmington, Del...
...Ginsburg all right. I can still picture the scene in Judge Norma Holloway Johnson's courtroom. The judge has just admonished Starr for repeated, irrelevant citings of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Ginsburg is sneering, although he too has had to be told by Judge Johnson that the Marina del Rey tummy-tuck suit he keeps leaning on as a precedent is not germane in federal criminal cases. In the back row, a couple of criminal defense attorneys who specialize in defending drunk drivers and barroom brawlers are attempting unsuccessfully to suppress giggles. I am in the row in front...
Explora prices are not cheap. At the hotel in Torres del Paine, a double room for four nights can cost up to $1,624, though that includes meals and a choice of five daily guided outings--by car, foot, mountain bike, boat or horse. The park is a 600,000-acre, UNESCO-declared biosphere where flamingos, black swans, llamas and condors thrive amid emerald lakes, glaciers, fjords and floating icebergs. At day's end guests can relax at the health spa with a Thai massage or a dip in the outdoor Jacuzzi. At mealtime they gaze out at the Salto...
...Del Sol's insistence, the Explora blends in with its surroundings. Hotel waste is treated with a complex system of filters, ultraviolet light and two kinds of beneficial bacteria so the sewage is crystalline before it enters Lake Pehoe. The staff burns dead wood purchased outside the park, places generators in soundproof sheds to prevent noise pollution, and uses some solar power...
...Del Sol hires a high percentage of local residents, mostly from the nearest town, Puerto Natales, but his bilingual guides come from Sweden, Britain and the U.S. Although construction costs were twice those in the city, Del Sol spared little expense: floors are made of Bolivian slate and interior walls of perfumed cypress; bed linens are imported from Barcelona, and towels hang on heated racks. With his clientele in mind, Del Sol devised a sophisticated communications system that includes fax machines and international direct dialing...