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...other hand, the government is still holding the bag for Investment and Postal Bank (IPB), which was fully privatized by the time the Social Democrats came to power. It's the kind of privatization that gives sell-offs a bad name. Part of the bank was privatized by the voucher method. Although the state kept a majority stake, that share was subsequently diluted. In 1998 the state unloaded its remaining stake (36.29%) to Nomura, the Japanese investment bank, which resold its shares to a passive Dutch shareholder. At no point did the bank have a strategic investor to oversee...
...Eugene come by his scars? Why, long ago, his evil father dumped a can of gasoline on him and lit a match. Why is Arlene a drunk? Well, you see, her mother was a bag lady and her former husband a wife beater. Why is Trevor such a shy and skittish little do-gooder? Because he's afraid his nasty dad will return--can you guess whether he does or not?--and start hitting...
...have a feeling of serenity. I woke up at 6 a.m. to welcome a new day, a quiet day, a happy day, unlike the other days. But, in my opinion, it will not be a happy day. We will get the same sad news. I picked up my bag and went to school. I don't have a strong desire to study. I expect to die at any moment by a stray bullet from an Israeli soldier. I looked at my house. I gazed at all the spots I used to sit on or play, as it is my last...
...dispensers filled; "I hate skim milk, but I have to drink it since I don't know where all the whole milk and 2% goes," complained a confused resident. Could Masters Diana and Dorothy be in cahoots with Alicia Silverstone? And what's with the milk cartons in the bag lunches claiming that their new 2% milk tastes like whole milk? What're they doing to the milk-or, rather, to the cows...
...itchy and impressionable. Some days that means heart-stopping volatility; on Friday, volume remained robust and the buying was steady, pushing the NASDAQ up 64 and the Dow up 83 by closing time. But after this week, a lot of investors would still rather breathe into a paper bag than place any big bets on the direction of tech...