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Tang expresses concern that the protest will hinder relations between the two countries...
Though we appreciate the prompt reaction to a serious breach of security, the installation of key locks on the bathrooms is an inconvenient overreaction. While requiring a key to use the bathroom may prevent any more unwelcome visitors, it will also hinder the residents of the dorms and their guests. What if a first-year from Mass. Hall stops by Stoughton and cannot use the bathroom because no one is there to let her in? What if an out-of-town guest gets up in the middle of the night and can't find the key? What about the number...
...Brazil, and many citizens oppose any auction of national patrimony. Government oversight is another perennial issue. Many important decisions about Petrobras are made not at corporate headquarters in Rio de Janeiro but at government ministries in Brasilia. In the past this has led to overstaffing and inefficiencies that could hinder the pace of future growth. "There has to be a change of mentality from being big to being more profitable," notes Ana Siqueira, an energy analyst with Icatu, a Rio de Janeiro investment bank. The best way to do that, it appears, would be to bring in more shareholders. --Reported...
...despite Yale's flexible system, students say the plan doesn't hinder the College's meal-time ambiance...
...only company likely to hinder Amazon's attempt to become the Barnes & Noble of the Web, however, is Barnes & Noble itself. In January the industry goliath announced plans to begin selling its estimated 1 million titles via America Online and a Website. Amazon countered by more than doubling its stock, to 2.5 million (including, a bit disingenuously, a million out-of-print books it will try to locate for you, an offer B&N quickly matched), and slashing prices up to 40% to surpass the bookstore's 30% hardcover discount...