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Others aren't that patient. "We need drastic measures to solve these problems," says Yamamoto of Royal Bank of Scotland. "Intervention may work to buy time, but it's not a fundamental solution. The authorities in Japan know this and they're hesitant to act." Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga did say this week that "excessive exchange rate moves are undesirable." But, in relative terms, the yen is not as weak as it was in 2004, when the government last intervened. Central bankers in Japan believe a rate of 100 yen to the dollar is not excessive appreciation but rather...
...tennis, a game of inches and tiny angles, there are few venue changes more drastic or more game-altering than moving from indoor to outdoor courts. Thus, the Harvard men’s tennis team (5-4) knew it faced a challenge when it stepped onto the courts of No. 60 Clemson under sunny skies yesterday. But the 48th-ranked Crimson, eager to bounce back after two consecutive losses in the last week, dug in and overcame the challenge, beating the Tigers 4-3 thanks to gutsy performances by two freshmen at the bottom of its lineup...
...when all are accepted to college." Big schools such as Tokyo University, which receives 40% of its funding from the government, are trying to goose head count by establishing more graduate schools and by adding postgraduate courses for working professionals and retirees. Smaller, underfunded colleges must take more drastic action. For example, Osaka University and Osaka University of Foreign Studies merged in October; two other Osaka schools - Kwansei Gakuin University and Seiwa College, both of which have been around for more than a century - are slated to combine next year...
According to City Solicitor Donald A. Drisdell, the new measure won’t lead to drastic changes for local businesses...
...addition of a new head coach, Lisa Miller. Miller recently left Syracuse, where she turned the women’s lacrosse team into a national powerhouse and captured the 2007 Big East Coach of the Year award. With high expectations, Miller wasted no time as she implemented drastic changes to the Crimson program. Some of her tactics were criticized as she cut several new recruits and a few veterans from the program. But there is no denying results, and a 19-2 blowout in her first game with Harvard is certainly a positive omen for Miller and the team...