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Another big draw is Switzerland's tradition of discretion. Its strict banking privacy laws are a bonus for foreigners who don't want anyone peeking at their accounts. But the European Union, worried about what it sees as rampant tax evasion, is pushing for more transparency in Europe's banking systems. The E.U. Savings Taxation Directive, which came into effect in 2005, demands that member states and their dependencies either automatically exchange information on the accounts kept in their banks by E.U. residents or start imposing a 15% withholding tax on any foreign-sourced interest paid into those accounts. Most...
...Harvard was down by just three with 4:37 remaining but despite being in the double bonus, made just 3-of-7 free throws in that final stretch. After a perfect 8-for-8 in the first half, the Crimson finished just 12-of-20 from the charity stripe...
...think that was the difference.”After a sluggish start, Harvard’s offense played aggressively, challenging the Penn defense with a steady diet of dribble penetration. The Crimson’s quickness forced the Quakers to foul often, putting Harvard in the double bonus just under 14 minutes into the first half.But time and time again, the Crimson failed to convert from the charity stripe, shooting only 18-of-28 on the night.“Certainly, the foul shooting, I was disappointed in us,” Amaker said. “We shot...
...McGeary fakes a three from the corner, drives, hesitates, looks for someone to pass it to, but decides to bank it in off the glass. Then Harvard's Lin is fouled again on the drive and converts the two bonus free throws. That's 8 straight points for the Crimson to put them...
...Princeton's Koncz, followed by Harvard's McGeary, who was trying hard to make the three. The Tigers' Marcus Schroder answered again with another trey, though, making it 23-17 Princeton into the next media timeout. A foul by Princeton on Lin into the timeout puts Harvard in the bonus already. Lin makes two free throws to make...