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...fact, this source says, Chinalco had in many respects "gone to school" on the CNOOC deal, in terms of "what not to do." Unlike CNOOC's attempt to buy UNOCAL outright, this was a minority investment, welcomed - at first, anyway - by Rio's management. There was the PR charm offensive by Xiong, who went to great pains to convince Rio's stakeholders that his aims were strictly commercial and that there was no hidden agenda to buy up supply in order to keep transfer prices down later, as many critics contended...
...frame catastrophe with a certain comedic elegance, but he's hamstrung by another reductive script from Lucas and Moore, whose Four Christmases and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past boasted clever structures and no acuity at all in the character and gag departments. Even Galifianakis's pervy charm, and a deeply weird cameo by Mike Tyson, can't save The Hangover. Whatever the other critics say, this is a bromance so primitive it's practically Bro-Magnon...
...coping with the unprecedented fiscal challenges thus far. Most praise her transparency and relatively frequent updates on University budget planning—“People are grateful for the information,” Stephen R. Quazzo ’82 says. And most cite her mild-mannered charm and ability to put everyone around her at ease as the key strengths she brings to the presidency.But when asked to describe Faust’s long-term vision for the University, few alumni mention any specifics, though most express a general sense of confidence that Faust’s leadership...
...Harvard’s first executive vice president arrived last September fresh from 26 years on Wall Street and brought a personal charm to a position that would require great collaboration across the historically decentralized University. “He has a great sense of humor—very disarming in that way,” says the University’s Chief Financial Officer Daniel S. Shore of his colleague...