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...casino is located on a 24-hectare strip of land on the southern shore of Marina Bay, not far from the city's growing financial district at the mouth of the Singapore River. In February American casino operator Las Vegas Sands broke ground there on what will be the city's first integrated resort, scheduled to be completed in 2009. Beyond gambling, the Marina Bay Sands-composed of three nearly identical 50-story towers-will offer 2,500 hotel rooms, 93,000 sq m of convention space, two theaters, an ice-skating rink, shops and restaurants. A revitalized waterfront will...
...late 2006, a fighter named Shaker al-Absi broke away from Fatah al-Intifada and called his new faction Fatah al-Islam. This time, the split appeared to be rooted in the growth of al-Qaeda and the terrorism unleashed after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, another indication of extremism's viral spread since Sept. 11, 2001. The original Fatah always espoused a secular Palestinian state, as did Fatah al-Intifada. But Fatah al-Islam not only preaches a Salafist brand of Islam, but appears to have at least logistical links with al-Qaeda. In 2004, a Jordanian court convicted...
...Lehman managed the company through mid-2006, its condition was gradually upgraded. In June 2004 it was kicked off the New York Stock Exchange, but it broke even on an operating basis and began 2005 with zero debt, having paid off the loan from CIT. By December, the company's stock was listed on the American Stock Exchange. Using exclusively Chinese manufacturing, Barry raised profit margins and completed the turnaround without losing core customers--most important, Wal-Mart. In 2005, the company made $8 million. By the time Von Lehman left in May 2006, the stock was trading...
...emergence of Fatah al-Islam six months ago fed fears that al-Qaeda was getting a foothold in Lebanon. But Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government has accused Syria of sponsoring the group to sow strife. Syria denies the charge, although the faction recently broke away from a Palestinian organization formed by Syrian authorities...
...went down early to Uvarova again in the third set. Ko lost the first game at love, despite being on serve, then committed several unforced errors to lose the second. She then tied the set at 2-2 by attacking Uvarova’s forehand. Each player subsequently broke the other’s serve to tie the match at 3-3. At this point, the 85 degree heat—a far cry from the weather in Cambridge—seemed to get to Ko, according to Harvard head coach Gordon Graham. Ko lost her serve to go down...