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...Nova, started by CEO Nozomu Sahashi in 1981, grew into a publicly listed chain with over 900 locations at its peak, dominating Japan's $1.7 billion foreign-language-education industry through discount lesson offers and a sassy, ubiquitous ad campaign. In 2006, as many as two-thirds of Japan's foreign-language students were enrolled at Nova. But things started to unravel for the company in April, after the Supreme Court ruled that its prepaid tuition scheme, under which students bought thousands of dollars in lessons up front and received only partial refunds in the event of cancellations, was illegal...
...your sale of Equity Office Properties Trust mark the top of the real estate market and the peak of the private-equity boom...
...most pastoral concert arena. Backed by the natural amphitheater of the majestic eastern cliffs of Table Mountain, musicians perform under clear skies as a golden sun plays on the forest canopy before dipping over the blue peak. The atmosphere is appropriately elysian. Capetonians, known for savoring a slow pace of life, feast on picnics of prawn salad and cold Karoo lamb, washed down with that year's sauvignon blanc from Constantia's famous vineyards...
...Donato says. “[But] I think the coaching staff and his teammates feel like it could be a strength, because we’ve seen him at his best, and hopefully he’ll have a great season for us.” During his peak last season, Richter completed an impressive 10-game stretch with a 7-2-1 record, a save percentage above .900, and a low goals-against average. And Richter has already been thrown into a lot of tough situations, as he has competed against some of the Crimson’s most...
...peak of Flynn’s performance was her breathy interaction with Mr. Cladwell (Dan E. Catomeris ’11), UGC tyrant and a love interest of years past. Catomeris was somewhat inconsistent in his portrayal of money-grubbing evil, although his hopping performance of “Don’t Be the Bunny” was the play’s high point. Knowing laughs ran through the crowd when he asked, “Did I send you to the world’s most expensive university to feel conflicted or to learn how to manipulate...