The Disney Corporation tried to trademark the term “SEAL Team Six,” and Zero Dark Thirty, a high-profile Hollywood film, was hastily rewritten to focus on the operation; the filmmakers were even given access to sensitive material. While the battle over leaks concerning the operation–as well as the various contradictory stories on how bin Laden was killed–raged in the media, the White House was deeply immersed in planning more lethal operations against so-called “High Value Targets.” Chief among these was Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen of Yemeni descent born in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Three days after Obama’s news conference on bin Laden, the president’s counterterrorism team presented him with an urgent intelligence update on Awlaki. Along with signals intercepts by JSOC and the CIA and “vital details of Awlaki’s whereabouts” from Yemeni intelligence, the White House now had what it believed was its best shot to date at killing the radical cleric, whose fiery speeches denouncing the United States–and praising attacks on Americans–had placed him in the cross-hairs of the US counterterrorism apparatus.
It also needs to sort out and get actual status of night auditing with accounts. Communication with Food and Beverage Department − Since front office department is the one where the guests speak about their food and beverage requirements during reservation, the front office needs to communicate with the food and beverage sections frequently. It also keeps the track of guest’s purchases from the restaurant, the bar, or coffee shops in the hotel. It conveys special requests of the guest regarding food and beverage to the F&B department. It deals, accepts, and reserves banquet inquiries and coordinates them with the respective departments. Communication with Marketing and Sales Department − Sales and Marketing department highly relies upon front office inputs about the guests. The guest history compiled by the front office department is an excellent source for segmenting the customers, prepare customer-oriented packages, and plan and execute the campaigns. The front office staff contacts marketing and sales department in case there is a need to prepare electronic marquees or message boards for promotions.
When we challenged 16 students at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to get hotel rates reduced, all succeeded, scoring discounts of 5 to 32 percent. Ask about nonadvertised specials, and use free parking, a different bed size, or room location (for example, if it’s next to the laundry station) as bargaining chips. Terms such as “best available” and “corporate” used to indicate an unbeatable rate. Today the cheapest rates tend to be on the Internet. But they come with strings: full payment when booking, no cancellations, and no changes. But they can be lucrative. Wyndham, for example, offers discounts of up to 25 percent off the otherwise best available rate for advance purchases. Other Internet specials come and go, so check often. Starwood Hotels (Sheraton and Westin) features weekly “Starpicks” destinations, giving at least 20 percent off to guests who stay between Wednesday and Saturday. Almost every chain and online travel site makes the same boast: If you’ve already booked but find a cheaper advertised price on the same date at the same hotel for the same type of room, submit an online claim within 24 hours of booking and you’ll get a refund of the difference plus a bonus.
Marines and a squadron of obsolete Wildcat fighters garrisoned Wake’s valuable air base. The Japanese attacked Wake with heavy air raids followed by an amphibious assault on December 11. Wake’s coastal guns repulsed the fleet, and two Japanese destroyers were sunk. Sustained Japanese bombing followed. A U.S. relief force moved too slowly to reach Wake before the second Japanese attack on December 23. About 2,000 Japanese landed, supported by carrier-based aircraft and naval guns. The defenders resisted effectively, even counterattacking against immense odds, but were doomed when the relief force was recalled to Hawaii. Japan’s Zero-sen aircraft outclasses Allied fighters in 1941: When the Japanese naval air force became engaged in the conflict, first against China in 1937 and then in December 1941 against the Western allies, its opponents were shocked by the superior quality of its aircraft. A light, highly maneuverable, and well-armed fighter, the Zero outclassed Allied fighters in the Pacific Theater in 1941. It maintained its technological edge into 1942, when design weaknesses such as its light armor protection and non-self-sealing fuel tanks made it increasingly vulnerable to the new types of Allied fighters.
Senator Ron Wyden told me. Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, has served on the Senate Intelligence Committee since 2001 and often found himself at odds with the Bush administration over secrecy and transparency issues. Now, under a Democratic president, he found himself waging the same battles–and some new ones. Nasser al-Awlaki believed that the US and Yemeni security forces could have arrested his son, but that they did not want to see Anwar stand trial and present a defense. It is also possible, Nasser suggested, that the United States did not want to give him a platform to spread his message more widely. As the Awlaki family mourned the death of Anwar, their attention turned to their grandson, Abdulrahman. He had gone to Shabwah to find his father, and now his father was dead. After Abdulrahman heard the news of Anwar’s death, he called home for the first time and spoke to his mother and grandmother.
