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...Nile's waters. Much to its neighbors' disgust, Egypt held them to the pact even after they gained independence from Britain. As recently as the 1970s, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat warned that "any action that would endanger the waters of the Blue Nile will be faced with a firm reaction on the part of Egypt, even if that action should lead to war." It's easy to understand Egypt's motives: the Nile is a lifeline for the country's 74 million people, over 90% of whom live along a thin strip of fertile land that hugs the river...
...Simon Fell, controller of emerging technologies for British commercial broadcaster itv. On the other hand, Fell notes that Sling technology could "effectively mean that more eyeballs see the program, which is good, and gives advertisers more opportunity." Attorney Dan Harrington, a partner with the London sports and business rights firm Couchman Harrington Associates, believes that broadcasters and rights holders will iron out the difficulties. "As with any new technology, the market might initially be shocked before the business models adapt to find the solutions we need to deal with the changes," says Harrington. Indeed, Krikorian hopes that rights owners...
...lite promising to accelerate economic reforms and tackle corruption. But it remains to be seen whether bureaucrats will be able to change. "People used to joke in the late 1990s that Vietnam never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity," says Fred Burke, managing partner of the U.S. law firm Baker & McKenzie. "I hope it won't be true this time." Workers like Nhan, who is going to work in the new Canon factory, are vowing to do their bit. "People in the north are just as hard-working as [those in] the south," she insists. "Now that foreign investors...
Harvard will take on the Bears at 12 p.m. on Saturday. With a strong showing, the Crimson could establish a firm grasp on the Rolfe Division title. With Dartmouth and Yale also playing a four-game series, however, it’s anyone’s guess as to who will emerge from the weekend on top. One thing is for sure, though—in Ivy League baseball, it’s never easy...
...comes after the departure of top bond managers Maurice Samuels and David R. Mittelman to Convexity Capital Management LP, leaving a vacuum in HMC’s bond divison. Seidner is the second executive to join HMC from Standish Mellon—Jennifer Pline joined last September from the firm as vice president of trusts. Kathryn I. Murtagh, a partner at law firm Goodwin Proctor LLP, will assume the newly-created position of chief compliance officer on May 1. El-Erian said the creation of the position was not prompted by regulatory requirements. “We think it?...