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Hotels are coming up with new ways--from babysitting pets to personally delivering handmade soaps--to show how extra-hospitable they can be. New England's Taj Boston, for example, not only has fireplaces in many of its rooms but also has a fireplace butler who helps guests customize the aroma and effects of their fire with woods that they choose from a menu. "It is a sign of the times," says Sara-ann Kasner, founder of the National Concierge Association. "Everyone wants to be pampered. What used to be a fun amenity for the wealthy has become a trend...
Bertie Ahern, who stepped down as Ireland's Prime Minister today, leaves behind an country that is, in the words of poet William Butler Yeats, "all changed, changed utterly." His resignation as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) underlines the remarkable transformation over which he presided in his decade of leadership: Ireland has grown from an economic backwater to an E.U. success story, and has moved from a bastion of social conservatism to a more open and diverse society. But the same changes may also have ultimately cost Ahern, as Ireland also moved from a deferential political culture to one that asks hard...
CHELSEA CLINTON, shooting back in response to a question asked during a Q&A session at Butler University, about whether she thinks her mother's credibility was damaged by the Monica Lewinsky scandal...
...major decision against Tom Timothy to recapture the lead, 7-3, but Penn gained the upper hand and claimed the next six bouts, ending Harvard’s upset bid.The Quakers got a 17-1 victory from Jeff Zanetti to take the lead 8-7 and after Rowsey and Butler (197) dropped matches by two and one points, respectively, the Crimson had trouble recovering.Knapp followed with another tough loss, 2-6, to Trey McLean, giving Penn a 17-7 lead. After a major decision loss by Dan Kelley at 125 lbs, Picarsic fought admirably, losing a 3-1 sudden victory...
...He’s moved up in weight class, he got a big win last weekend, and he pumped everyone up today. We really need these guys to step up and go out there and fight.” At the 197 lb. weight class, senior Jonathan Butler was dealt an agonizing blow, losing the boat in overtime. During regulation, it appeared that Butler had managed to snatch a takedown in the last few seconds of the match but time was called before the points could register on the scoreboard. Butler’s opponent did suffer a setback, incurring...