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...that, ECAC teams are going to have to perform well in non-conference games during the regular season to boost their status as determined by the NCAA selection criteria. That’s something they didn’t do a very good job of last year...
...What is it about the proposed plan that its opponents find so objectionable? First, it aims to compel Japanese banks to assess the quality of their loans more rigorously and boost the percentage of total capital they must keep on hand to safeguard against potential delinquencies. Second, the plan seeks to tighten capital accounting rules: banks today are booking the expected income from deferred tax assets as up to 40% of their core capital, but Takenaka wants to force them to lower that amount to 10%. Either of these measures would force many banks into violation of their mandated...
...documents necessary to prove eligibility for the money. Disbursements are mostly for educational and health expenses; Palestinians whose homes are demolished by Israel can apply for $15,000 to help rebuild. The claims are carefully vetted by local Hizballah activists, who've used the money to help boost the Lebanese group's credibility among Palestinians. According to Palestinian sources familiar with the payouts, Hizballah has distributed $2.5 million in the West Bank over the past six months. These payouts are filling the gap left by Saddam Hussein's money man, who was nabbed in Ramallah by the Israelis a month...
...like having a seed because it gives me confidence, that extra boost,” Wang said...
...director Michel Bonnefous. The real prize at stake is the right to host the next regatta in home waters (or wherever the successful team chooses to call home). And that means money. For New Zealand, pop. 3.9 million, the staging of the 2000 Cup delivered a $700 million economic boost and the revitalization of Auckland's harbor precinct. The Italian, Swiss, French, Swedish and British teams share the belief that the Cup would benefit by a move to a European port. "It would be a great opportunity for the region," says Prada's Ovidi. "As well, you would be creating...