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Just ask Shell or Yukos or Ukraine. Don't even mention it to ExxonMobil. When he's not skating, Medvedev is deputy chairman of Gazprom's management committee and general director of Gazpromexport, Gazprom's export arm, which accounts for 80% of the revenue of the world's second largest energy company and supplies a quarter of Europe's natural gas--and 100% of Belarus'. Medvedev's remark hit home for his fellow hockey buff and adversary--the forward who had tripped him up so uncouthly, also known as the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. On a tense New Year...
...been enjoying a slew of “W’s” lately. Hofstra (40-13, 17-3 Colonial) enters the weekend riding a 15-game win streak that dates back to April 6. The teams are similar in two other key ways: each has a big arm and big bat. For the Crimson they are junior hurler Shelly Madick and freshman slugger Lauren Murphy. Madick posted a 16-4 record this year, struck out 139 batters in 135 innings of work, and has an ERA of 1.45. In the Ivy Championship Series she dominated a strong Quaker...
...Simple Stretch Take your right hand and touch your right heel. Tilt your head and arch your back slightly. Levitate seven inches off the ground. Fully extend your left arm. Remember to breathe! And to levitate...
...Money talks, and the first line of attack has to be taxpayer subsidies for companies that are investing in Iran," says Danielle Pletka, AEI vice president for foreign and defense policy studies. Pletka wants the White House and State Department to arm-twist American allies to end state-funded subsidies that facilitate commercial engagement with Iran. The Bush Administration has resisted, preferring instead to use gentler arguments to build a broad coalition that emphasizes diplomacy. "State doesn't want to do anything," complains Pletka, a former adviser to former Sen. Jesse Helms. "State is all about accommodation and trying...
Cordiner's brainstorm began in 2002 as a pilot project in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam for the International Finance Corp. (IFC), an arm of the World Bank that provides advice and backing for start-ups. The idea, says Cordiner, 57, was to simplify life for both hoteliers, who need business, and travelers, who want a reliable way to book ahead. A Worldhotel-link.com franchise partner in each destination city provides English-language content for the site and makes sure mouse clicks to the booking engine translate into rock-solid reservations. In some cases, that means a dash down the street...