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...peak-season rates were released back in early September, so clients know today exactly what they will pay next year without the fear of exchange fluctuations," says Sarah-Leigh Shenton, marketing manager for British-based Sanctuary Villas and Apartments, www.sanctuary-villas.com. The firm priced its products in dollars for the first time this year. "This helps drive early bookings for us, while offering savings of at least 15% for clients," Shenton says...
...anticipated bonanza has yet to materialize for OCT East's investors, however. Since it opened in the summer, the resort has averaged about 2,000 visitors per day--about 4,000 fewer than the developers had hoped to attract during peak periods. But even more established theme parks have also struggled to attract visitors. In its first year, Hong Kong's Disneyland, which opened in September 2005, had about 15,000 visitors per day, about 40% of its capacity. And guests have complained about long lines and high prices at the amusement park. "It wasn't what I hoped...
...returning talents are set to compete for the Harvard wrestling squad at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend. The tournament marks the highlight of the fall competition. “Cliff Keen is our first semester peak,” Crimson Coach Jay Weiss said. “We’ll then come back [from break] and work back up. This will be our practice run for the NCAA tournament.” Harvard placed seventh last year with two wrestlers reaching the finals. Despite stiffer competition, the Crimson looks to better last year?...
...trade deal come into force as soon as possible, seems frustrated by those arguments. He grumbles that people who take that view do not recognize the "tremendous progress" that Colombia has made on those fronts. Union member killings are down to 30 so far this year from a peak in 1996 of 275 murders. About 98% of those cases remain unsolved. However, special prosecutors have been now trained to investigate labor union crimes and three judges have been detached from their regular duties to concentrate solely on cases of violence against union members...
...President for Strategic Security Programs at the Federation of American Scientists. "It's actually not economical for Iran to enrich its own reactor fuel - it would be far cheaper to buy it from the Russians or others." But a research facility running a cascade of 3,000 centrifuges at peak efficiency could potentially produce enough material for one nuclear bomb a year, although Oelrich notes that technical difficulties are believed to be hampering the Iranian program. Skepticism over whether Iran is as advanced as its leaders claim it to be in mastering enrichment technology hampers the case being made...