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...there," says Alex Kyriakidis, global head of tourism, hospitality and leisure at industry consultants Deloitte. "But will they be a slam dunk success? The answer is no." They'll need to achieve year-round occupancy rates of more than 85% to be profitable, he says, which could prove a tough target in a segment of the market that is already competitive, and becoming more so. Established chains, such as the Hard Rock Hotels and Intercontinental's Indigo chain, are opening small-room, limited-service hotels in cities such as Chicago and Houston, and have international expansion plans, Kyriakidis says...
...wits and words between heavy-hitters Bryan and Darrow. Darrow surprised the audience by calling Bryan to the witness stand, on the premise of his Bible expertise. Darrow succeeded in lampooning the aging statesman and the audience was brought to laughter when a flustered Bryan responded to a tough question with “I do not think about what I do not think about!” In the end, Bryan and his creationist views were morally defeated. The narrator then described the aftermath of the trial, including the death of Bryan just five days after the verdict...
...turn rallies into runs. Junior Matt Vance got the Crimson (10-11, 5-3 Ivy) off to a quick start in the top of the first, following singles by junior Jeff Stockel and captain Brendan Byrne with a left-center home run into the wind. Vance turned in a tough at-bat, going down 0-2 and fouling off several pitches before launching his first round-tripper of the season. “Stoeckel and Byrne had line drives off a guy who’s a pretty good, hard-throwing left-hander,” coach Joe Walsh said...
...brazen step certain to aggravate the nuclear crisis between Iran and the West, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Monday his country was now capable of industrial scale uranium enrichment. The declaration carried the hallmarks of the president's theatrical, defiant speeches, styled to show off Iran's tough posture and encourage a sense of nationalist pride among ordinary Iranians. "With great pride, I declare that as of today our country has joined the nuclear club of nations," Ahmadinejad said, speaking before a great billboard of the Iranian flag encircled by the symbol for nuclear energy. The next day Iranian newspapers...
...enough to propel Harvard out in front of Cornell, however. The Big Red won again by just over two seconds, with a 5:49.7 time, compared to the Crimson’s 5:52.0. “I think we knew going into it that it would be a tough race,” Rasmussen said. “I mean, this early in the season, our coach, Charley Butt, told us to just go out and row our best.” In other boats, the third varsity finished 27 seconds behind Cornell at 6:30.7, and the second...