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...expect. There was a time when we pictured the Asian travel industry on a relentless upward graph?with bigger planes annihilating distances from the U.S. or Europe faster than ever and cheaper tickets bringing in successively larger waves of dollar-toting visitors. That picture has now lost its luster; in its place Asia is seeing nervousness about travel in its long-haul markets as Western consumers opt to take holidays closer to home. Intercontinental travel, in fact, is firmly in the doldrums: with fewer people venturing beyond familiar territory, it's becoming a smaller world, after...
Such clauses are usually invoked only on conviction, but even with acquittal a star's luster can be tarnished. "The court of public opinion is a little more fickle than the court of law, and the same due process does not apply," says Kevin Adler, whose Relay Sports and Event Marketing firm represents companies like Nintendo and Lego in sports partnerships. "I hate to compare Kobe to O.J., but Simpson was acquitted in his criminal trial, and you don't see him getting a lot of deals these days...
ARRESTED. ANDREW LUSTER, 39, heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune and convicted rapist who fled in January during his trial; by police in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; after being nabbed by bounty hunters. Convicted and sentenced in absentia to 124 years in prison for drugging and raping three women in his Los Angeles-area home, Luster was deported back to California, where he has begun serving his sentence...
...CAPTURED. ANDREW LUSTER, 39, great-grandson of cosmetics magnate Max Factor; by bounty hunters; in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Luster fled the U.S. in January, when he jumped bail of $1 million. He had been sentenced in absentia to 124 years in jail on more than 80 charges, including date raping three women. Luster lived off a trust fund and investments believed to total about $31 million. He has been deported to Los Angeles to begin his prison term. ?By Carmen Lee, with bureau reports...
That Harvard is playing the tournament host in the semifinal gives the weekend some additional luster. The Bears should have a large audience at their home ice, as recent tournaments have drawn over 2,000 fans...