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...powerful statement" by Merrill Lynch industry analyst Alan Lewis, overshadowed a second part of Lesar's announcement: Halliburton stock will be listed on one of the Middle East's stock exchanges. Most analysts believe it will be the Dubai Financial Market. That, says Jaffe, will enable the company to gain access to the vast amount of capital in the region. It also serves a wider purpose: giving regional investors a stake in the stability of global companies. When nationally owned oil companies have been listed on various exchanges, Jaffe says, it has generally led to greater transparency within those companies...
...March 5] discussed Senator Joe Lieberman's cross-aisle flirtation and his seeming preference for John McCain in 2008 - in the hope that McCain would select Joe as his vice-presidential running mate. Although a Lieberman crossover would turn control of the Senate back to the Republicans, a 2008 gain in the Senate by the Dems would force him out of the limelight he so assiduously craves. The reality is that most people see through his machinations. He might consider a crash course in chess before it's checkmate for his political influence. Fred Plemenos, Lexington, Massachusetts...
...while the Facebook pools are free to enter, contestants can win up to $25,000. Winning that money, according to the NCAA, might constitute gambling. “It is a violation for student athletes, coaches, as well as administrators to participate in bracket contests for monetary benefit gain and sports wagering,” NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn told the Red and Black, the University of Georgia student newspaper. “A prize would be the same as monetary gain.” The NCAA yesterday referred additional requests for comment to a statement on the organization?...
Imagine yourself transported to a new world. There are no boring lectures, tedious roommates, or assigned readings. There is only peril. You can gain worldwide renown for performing feats with just the movement of your fingers. Time invested provides direct and measurable rewards. And then, your alarm goes off, shattering the fantasy world that you have lived and played for the past night. It’s time for that brutal morning lecture. You now face an important decision: Spend the next few hours in utter misery, or skip class and continue with the life you have come to love...
...situation efficiency that made the difference—the Crimson did not score in either extra-man situation it had in the second period, while the Minutmen converted its only one successfully.After another goal by Connolly put UMass up 5-3, the visitors missed a golden opportunity to gain a three-score lead when a fast-break 2-on-1 ended with Connolly’s shot bouncing off the post. Harvard freshman midfielder Jason Duboe took advantage of the miss to punch in his own score, moving the Crimson within one.Harvard answered another UMass goal with only one second...