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Cosslett, 52, is a general among road warriors, CEO of InterContinental Hotel Group, the outfit based in Windsor, England, that is the parent for the 148 InterContinental hostelries worldwide, as well as Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza and Indigo brands. And under his command IHG is invading new territory. Last year the company planted 26 more InterContinental flags, up 40%, including in Los Angeles, Red Square, Tokyo and Chengdu; Holiday Inn added 700 franchises...
...dietary staple in Asia for 2,000 years, soybeans today are increasingly grown for oil and animal feed. The U.S. leads the world in soybean and corn production, but it would have to turn 100% of both crops into fuel in order to offset just 11% of U.S. on-road fuel consumption...
...helped Rudd. In his first speech to Parliament on Remembrance Day 1998, the member for Griffith began: "Politics is about power." For those listening in the House that day, Rudd spoke about political philosophy, the role of the state, the great policy challenges facing the nation and his personal road to Canberra. About halfway through, he said: "I believe that the nation needs a revolution in its education system." It's the sort of speech you'd expect from someone in a hurry to get some power-and Rudd, then 41, was. "I have no intention of being here...
...Rudd's early-hardship story tumbled out effortlessly: When Kevin was 11, his sharefarmer father died in hospital six weeks after a road accident and the family had to leave the farm; as a boy, he was smitten by China and eventually went off to study its language and history at the Australian National University. He met Therese Rein, his future wife, at ANU and worked his way through school doing menial jobs. But when asked questions about his professional career, Rudd has a tendency to overplay his breadth of experience. A week after he became leader, Rudd's eight...
...amped for Yardfest. You can’t wait to relive your days of Stephan Jenkins admiration and rocking out in your rooms to “Semi-Charmed Life.” But for the rest of you, maybe it’s time for a road-trip: If you’re pissed because your inner- indie snob is offended, head over to Brown. Performers there include The Roots, The Flaming Lips, Mission of Burma and Yo La Tengo. “A band that less people have heard, but that the people who do know are really...