October 27th, 2008 by Lauren - NWA WorldVacations

As an employee of NWA WorldVacations, I recently had the privledge of attending the opening ceremony for the new Secrets Maroma Beach Resort in the Riviera Maya region of Mexico. What a great place for those seeking Mexico vacations! The resort was beautiful in the evening, lit by candles and torches. Though it was pouring rain outside, we still managed to enjoy the event. We were entertained by local performers and acrobats as fabulous appetizers were served on silver platters by a wait staff dressed in black tie uniforms. No detail was forgotten. There were even umbrellas available to keep guests dry during the unexpected tropical storm!
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I recently received a Fall-special care package from SPLIT BEAN COFFEE, a Southern California based Micro-Roaster of single origin Nicaraguan Coffees, and confectioner of Artisan Quality Gourmet Sweets, featuring their world famous Alfajores La Misión® and their Dulces del Rocío® Award Winning Marshmallows. All of Split Beans products are freshly made by hand upon ordering, based on family recipes and traditional methods. I had a great time tasting a myriad of assorted candies, cookies and marshmallows. ( Does anyone know when you’re eating for business and not pleasure if the calories still count???)

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Emanuel Ginobili, the most well-known Argentine basketball player in the world, may be unable to play in this year’s Olympic games.The three-time NBA championship winner stated yesterday that the lesion in his ankle is worse than he had thought at the end of this year’s NBA season.However, according to China View, Ginobili does really want to participate in the games if he can and he stressed that he was “optimistic” about a potential recovery.He will certainly be doing everything he can to speed the healing process along.For Argentines, who follow his progress in the NBA with pride and have high hopes for their national basketball team, Ginobili’s announcement is anything but good news.

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Considerable confusion exists amongst airline passengers about carbon offsetting, finds study | Omega, Manchester Metropolitan University, Paul Hooper, carbon offsetting, Defra
Fri 25 May 2008 – Carbon offset schemes aim to compensate for carbon emissions by investing in carbon saving initiatives such as wind farms and reforestation. However, customer uptake of offset services for aviation has been low and questions have been raised over the accuracy of carbon calculators and the efficacy of emissions saving projects.
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