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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brazilianstate-controlled energy firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA)(PBR.N) willtemporarily reduce purchases of natural gas from neighboringBolivia after heavy seasonal rains boosted water levels at itshydroelectric dams, a government source said on Wednesday. Stocks The Latin American country will reduce its daily purchasesto 19 million cubic meters a day from 30 million currently, thesource told Reuters It was unclear when the reduction wouldstart. News today from Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal states that Jose Valverde is leaning towards accepting arbitration from the Astros.This news follows on the heels of reports that Rafael Soriano is also likely to accept arbitration from the Atlanta Braves. Both the Astros and Braves offered arbitration to their respective closers in the hopes that they would receive draft picks as compensation for their signing elsewhere. Now, the news that both pitchers may accept arbitration could become an albatross around the neck of both teams.Neither team seems able to afford the price tag for the relievers.

Valverde seems likely to make at least $10M in 2010, while Soriano is in line for something in the neighborhood of $8M. If Valverde accepts arbitration, the Astros will be handcuffed in the free agent market and will probably look to shed payroll before Spring Training. The obvious candidates for trade would be Valverde, Carlos Lee, and Roy Oswalt. If Soriano accepts arbitration, the same can be said for the Braves. They will need to find a way to cut payroll from their bullpen to ensure they will be able to afford a new LF for 2010. If they cannot find a suitor for Soriano, they may have to cut him from the team during Spring Training and hope to minimize their losses.In both cases, you have to wonder if their respective GMs are kicking themselves for offering arbitration. There really was no way to read the market in such as way as to foresee that Valverde and Soriano might actually accept arbitration, but perhaps the very risk that they might should have been too great to offer arbitration.. MNCHEN(Business Wire)Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), ein weltweit tätiges Internet-Medienunternehmen,veröffentlichte heute die Ergebnisse einer europaweiten Leserumfrage, die vom21 November bis 5.

Trotz Finanzkriseoffenbart die Umfrage, dass 95 der 2.200.000 europäischen Leser von Travelzoofür das erste Halbjahr 2009 mindestens eine Freizeitreise planen. Das ist nichtmehr aber auch nicht weniger als für den Vergleichszeitraum im Jahr 2008. Die deutschen Leser planenEuropaweit die höchsten Ausgaben pro Person und Reise - durchschnittlich 656 (560 ), während Spanier und Franzosen durchschnittlich 478 (559 ) einplanen(549 bzw 537 pro Person und Reise). Mehr als 35 der Leser aus allenberücksichtigten Regionen bekunden die Absicht, in den nächsten sechs Monaten 2oder 3 Freizeitreisen zu unternehmen. Eine Tabelle "Travelzoo Abonnenten Umfrage Ergebnisse nach Region" steht zumDownload bereit - Klicken Sie folgenden Link. Deutsche und britische Leser bekundeten die Absicht, drei Monate vor Antrittihrer Reise buchen zu wollen, während die französischen Leser zwei Monate imVoraus und spanische Leser nur einen Monat im Voraus zu buchen beabsichtigen.Die Leser aus Berlin und Hamburg sind dabei diejenigen, die am weitestenvorausplanen, wohingegen die Leser aus Madrid durchschnittlich erst 35 Tage vordem Antritt ihrer Reise buchen.