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Santander would rather be profitable than interesting. Santander's U.K. profits for the first half of 2009 were up 33% from the year before, if you don't count acquisitions, and almost 63% if you do. It remains to be seen if Santander can work similar magic at Sovereign. Inciarte...
Indeed, it wasn't until the overthrow of Marcos in the mid-1980s that artists were freed of the burden of representing the Philippines. "After Marcos left, the scene exploded and became plural," says Toh. Ranging from the dark paintings of Javier, whose lonely ash-gray landscapes owe as much...
Co-founder Dennis Crowley says Foursquare counts on users' becoming protective of their little territories. Foursquare is birthed from Crowley's previous effort, a now defunct site called Dodgeball that was bought by Google in 2005 but stuggled to expand beyond a few thousand users. Dodgeball had the map part...
Still, the map raises some interesting (if not really important) questions. Why, for instance, was there a complete absence of sci-fi flicks in the top 10 for 02139 (where our MIT neighbors live)? Are you surprised that, in the Boston area, "Mad Men" was rented more in Harvard Square...
Walking such a precarious tightrope means Hanoi - as well as other governments claiming the Spratlys and the Paracels - have to measure their actions carefully. "The real risk in the South China Sea," says Emmers, "is that of a miscalculation that could lead to skirmishes and a clash of arms." As...