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...Alem?n, despite his millions, comes from a humble background. And he has nothing but disdain for the right-wing reform efforts of Liberal dissident Eduardo Montealegre, a Harvard-educated, U.S.-backed former banker who he refers...
...Count us!" they chorused, nearly 1 million of them, the silent middle class on a very noisy day out. Many were novice demonstrators. "This is the first time I've ever been to a rally," said Mine Okcuoglu, a 29-year-old banker, attending with her mom. "I felt that I had to do something because the government is taking Turkey in a direction I strongly object...
...some of the Islamist rhetoric of its precursor party, and in government, it has done more for Turkey's European Union membership bid than any party before it. But its record is patchy. It also tried to pass a law that would criminalize adultery, and to appoint an Islamic banker as head of the central bank. Every day the papers carry a report of an AKP official in some town doing something outlandish - men and women being segregated at a municipal event, a swimming pool banning women from entering with their young sons (because they are male), bars being closed...
...unpredictable." And financial prospects for smaller teams are brightening. More of them are now profitable, according to the Deloitte report. These days, "to be the 10th or 12th club in the best league is still good," says Chris Lee, head of Professional Sports Business at Barclays, which acts as banker for half of the Premier League's clubs. "Not all clubs are making a profit, but there's not so much of an excuse now." Profitability would no doubt be helped if clubs could bring wages under control. Over the past decade, according to Deloitte, Premier League wages rose...
...performances by each and every actor, it’s no wonder that this Danish film was nominated for a 2006 Oscar for best foreign language film. “After the Wedding” opens with images from Bombay, India. Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen, perhaps better known as evil banker Le Chiffre from “Casino Royale”) has been living there for over 20 years, working at an under-financed orphanage. When a wealthy businessman in Denmark offers the orphanage a potential donation, Jacob finds himself back in his native land in an attempt to save...