Word: holidaying
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Yeah, that’s your language, President Summers. You have claimed to be a patron of athletics. The Boston Marathon is arguably the most prestigious road race in the United States. It occurs on a holiday that is not only special to locals but is also recognized by numerous neighboring schools that close for the day and allow their students to celebrate by being part of a supportive community...
...Despite its troubles, Coke has seen its stock jump 19% since Jan. 31, after languishing near a six-year low for most of 2001. Behind the move is an improving overall outlook at Coke, including healthier bottlers that presumably will be more aggressive with holiday and supermarket promotions - key tasks that fall to them. In late March, analysts at Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Bros. upgraded their opinions of Coke stock to buy and strong buy, respectively. Coke estimates that unit sales in the first quarter rose as much as 5% worldwide as well as in the key North...
...Treatment in spas starts at around $35 for a day's rejuvenation to $300-$400 a week for intensive treatments. Choosing a spa depends on whether you're looking for Ayurvedic immersion or a sideline to your beach or hill-country holiday. A wide range of hotels at most major beach resorts and in the cool hills of Kandy also feature treatment centers?but it's wise to do your research. I chose a combined resort and got a tranquil wooden treatment center with natural rock fountains; but the attached hotel was a glitzy package-tour palace that jarred...
...bright 17-year-olds will turn out to be the best student three years from now, let alone manifest the guts and creativity needed for a stellar career. British students specialize early. They win university places on the basis of three written exams graded by strangers, usually teachers on holiday with a big pile to get through. To claim that the results of this process provide some self-evidently fair and complete measure of potential to excel at university, or in life, is just silly. Many American colleges happily acknowledge that once applicants reach a certain threshold of academic ability...
...official announcement of his grandmother's death was delayed briefly in order to inform Charles, who was on a Swiss skiing holiday with his sons William and Harry. He quickly released a statement saying that he was "completely devastated," and he made plans to return home for private services on Easter Sunday...