Word: curbs
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...years. "There is not a single eye that is not weeping," he says. "Even her political opponents in this country are crying. Bhutto was a symbol of unity. She was the only leader who could unite all Pakistan's four provinces. The PPP was the only party that could curb terrorism because it was the only party with the support of the common man. God forbid, I'm very scared for the future of my country...
...just the prospect of riling trade partners that is persuading SWFs to curb high-profile foreign investments. To much fanfare, China's fledgling SWF, China Investment Corp. (CIC), earlier this year invested in the Blackstone Group shortly before the big New York City private-equity firm went public. But Blackstone's share price has sunk 38% below its June 2007 listing price of $31, costing CIC more than $1 billion. That pratfall appears to have prompted CIC to rein in its ambitions. Instead of making splashy investments in the U.S. and Europe, the fund is now looking closer to home...
...Obese 35-year-old with type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease? Not exactly. But according to two studies published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), that's where our children are headed, unless monumental - and immediate - changes are made in the effort to curb childhood obesity...
...just the prospect of riling trade partners that is encouraging SWFs to curb high-profile foreign investments. China's fledgling SWF, China Investment Corp. (CIC), earlier this year invested to much fanfare in the Blackstone Group, the big New York private-equity firm, right before Blackstone went public. But Blackstone's share price has sunk 35% below its June 2007 listing price of $31, costing CIC more than $1 billion. The pratfall appears to have prompted CIC to rein in its ambitions. Instead of splashy investments in the U.S. and Europe, the fund is now looking closer to home...
What do you think of Larry David and Curb Your Enthusiasm? -Tom Mcilroy, MelbourneBrilliant. I don't know where he gets his ideas from. He says, "When I think of something, I write it down." He must constantly be walking down the street thinking, "That's a sketch. That's a sketch." He's great. I hate...