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...voice," perhaps via U.N. Security Council sanctions if a U.N. investigation implicates Assad's regime in Hariri's murder. When the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, warned Syria last week that "our patience is running out," Assad's Information Minister called the remark a "clear escalation in a chain of successive pressures on Syria." Sounds like somebody is getting the message. --By George Baghdadi, Scott MacLeod, Elaine Shannon and Adam Zagorin
...KINGDA KA New Jersey This brand-new superstar from the U.S. theme park chain Six Flags claimed the roller coaster triple crown when it opened earlier this year, notching up the fastest speed (205 km/h), the tallest ride (139 m), and the biggest drop (127 m). Numbers...
...Destinations to restore your sense of wonder in existence, and a full restoration in 1999 should keep it in good health for many years to come. Cars trot along this centenarian at a stately 16 km/h. Kingda Ka New Jersey This brand-new superstar from the U.S. theme park chain Six Flags claimed the roller coaster triple crown when it opened earlier this year, notching up the fastest speed (205 km/h), the tallest ride (139 m), and the big-gest drop (127 m). Numbers don't lie. Gravity Max Taichung, Taiwan Located in the Discovery World theme park, Gravity...
...Investment Holdings, which trades at less than half the value of its net tangible assets--because the Taiwanese tech sector was crushed. He also likes BIL International, a Singapore-listed company that owns thousands of acres in Hawaii that it may or may not succeed in developing, a hotel chain in London and oil and gas royalties from the Bass Strait. The stock trades for at least 30% less than its value by his "ultraconservative" appraisal. Then there's Liu Chong Hing Investments, which owns an exceptionally well-financed Hong Kong bank, as well as property in mainland China...
Today the company is in the midst of a full-scale makeover. To reach a broader customer base, Fiske has broken the chain into three tiers: starting at the bottom with the core Bath & Body Works store, moving up to the Bath & Body Works flagship store (which may also offer services like aesthetician consultations) and finally to top-of-the-line C.O. Bigelow--a retro "apothecary" meant to draw customers from competitors like Sephora and the Nordstrom cosmetics counter. "Segmentation unlocks growth potential," says Fiske. The underlying idea at all the stores is to stock products that don't just...