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...million for improvements that include retrofitting the 389-room main building to more than meet California earthquake standards. Rooms have been reconfigured and refurbished; restaurants, terraces and an oceanfront lawn have been added. Pending discussions with civic and environmental groups, the corporation hopes to build more guests rooms, a vast conference center and a spa-and-fitness facility; add more green space; place most parking underground; and restore a classic garden...
...countries. The industry is astonishingly labor intensive. Every hotel needs cleaning staff and someone to mind the beach umbrellas. And those jobs don't require much education. Moreover, tourism offers a cheap crash course in entrepreneurship. The farmer with a few spare rooms can rent them out without committing vast sums of capital. The cafe owner can alter his menu to attract new customers, which is why you can now get a Full English Breakfast anywhere in the world (though this may not be a good thing). The local mechanic can rent out a few scooters and, if that goes...
...cars torched and properties smashed. Though Oldham has quieted down, race relations are likely to remain contentious issues even after the election. Says Chris Myant, of the publicly funded Commision for Racial Equality (C.R.E.), "While you have a picture of significant success in some areas, you still have a vast backlog of problems pulling down a number of groups, and you still have a high degree of racial prejudice among some white members of the public...
...Concert promoter John Giddings says the prevalence of veteran artists like Dylan on the summer circuit is nothing new. They tour, he says, because "they're the acts that can still sell vast amounts of tickets." Of course some relative newcomers such as Robbie Williams may be able to pull off stadium shows in certain markets; he will tour Britain and Ireland in July and August (including stops at Glasgow and Cardiff). But it's mostly the older bands - the likes of AC/DC and the Eagles, which are both touring Europe - that have achieved the critical fan mass to fill...
...vast majority of the 400 directly employed, unionized Harvard workers making under $10.25 an hour now belong to Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the union that represents the custodial staff...