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...While the failure of Yamato Life is being regarded as an isolated case and not an indication of an ailing insurance sector, some economists say there is growing concern about Japan's property market and the damage that could be done to the banking system if real estate developers and owners began failing in large numbers. New City Residence Investment Corp. became the first REIT to go under since stocks of property trusts were first allowed to trade publicly on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2001. "The major REIT failure last week has affected the regional banks' balance sheets," says...
...feet wore nail polish. No woman I saw in Mumbai was so poor that there wasn’t some disintegrating color on her toes, some trace of shimmer. Personal grooming, which had always struck me as a waste of time, took on a new character. Getting your nails done wasn’t selfish, it was a kind of neighborhood beautification. I was living in a city of 40 million filthy, scuffed, aching feet, but all across Mumbai women were getting pedicures?on Malabar Hill, in the narrow slum alleys of Dharavi, women were getting their toes painted...
...It’s all about how hard you work,” Harms said. “When you perform in situations you’ve got to step up and do your job when you are asked to.” And Harms has done exactly that. He has helped the Crimson post two shutouts this season, propelling Harvard to a 2-0 Ivy League record. And his accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed. “He’s really stepped up,” co-captain Luke Sager said. “Coach gave...
Huangfu acknowledged that more rigorous testing needs to be done, but said that the chemical used in this research does not cause any known changes in the cells?...
...climate. Americans, McCain says, "expect me to get angry, and I will get angry, because I won't stand for corruption." His impulsive intervention in the bailout negotiations suited his narrative as an action hero: Suspend the campaign! Postpone the debates! His message is practical, real world, get it done; someone around here has to know when to pull the trigger. He sees Obama as a shooting star, all speed and vapor. To McCain, words aren't a form of action; only acting is a form of action. "To encourage a country with only rhetoric," he says...