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...fair, the blame for a lack of sparkle in Tsang's administration so far cannot be laid solely at his door. Hong Kong's system is intended to have a strong Chief Executive, but the top official cannot be a member of a political party, which means that he has to build support from parties with often competing agendas, like the pro-business Liberal Party and the DAB, which champions Hong Kong's working class. Some believe that limiting the Chief Executive election to just an élite 800, who in turn are selected by only about 200,000 voters...
Since the split, Bluepoint has opened offices in Singapore and Canada and increased average monthly revenue 100%. Its projected 2007 revenues of $4.5 million easily top the $3 million it earned in 2003 with the marquee name on the door...
...killing bison than ours. Last summer, I watched a bison heifer be led into the chute at the North American Bison Cooperative, a slaughterhouse in New Rockford, N.D. She became agitated, and she fought violently against the tight steel walls. It was painful to watch. Ahead of her, a door opened, and the heifer ran forward--into the waiting arms of a "V-conveyor restrainer," which held her on both sides and immobilized her legs. A metal clamp descended to restrain her head, and then a man walked forward, shot her with a pneumatic gun and sliced her open...
...what was happening to the money. They focused on Gerber's life-style. Earning $325,000 a year, Gerber had a $7,000 monthly mortgage on a $1.2 million home in an exclusive New Orleans neighborhood. A signed sketch by Picasso was placed eye-catchingly near the front door. He had two, possibly three, Mercedes-Benz, a $300,000 condo in Colorado and a $345,000 house in Florida. He also had more than $3 million in an investment fund and several hundred thousand dollars in a trust fund for his daughter. Department insiders say Gerber had a mistress with...
...petroliers, "and they know full well that some of the blame for global warming, disturbed weather patterns and rising sea levels is theirs." But except for a single firm funding a study of Gabon's environment, they confine themselves to hearing out Hot Brains, then politely showing him the door. "This town is being eaten by the sea," says Gorayeb. "Just saying 'Hello, bye-bye' is not enough any more...