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...Reformist activists say their unofficial polling show that Khatami would beat Ahmadinejad by a two-to-one margin. "The surveys may show great support for Khatami," says Majid Hosseini, a political analyst in the camp of the Tehran mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, "but the reformists are ignoring an important factor: our surveys show that those supporters won't actually show up at the polls to vote. They won't participate, because they have already been through this scenario for two terms and nothing happened...
...Covenant was up 88-0. While Covenant Coach Micah Grimes—who was fired the week after the game—was obviously not an example or promoter of healthy competition and good sportsmanship, a man who saw no problem with the “wide” margin of victory, neither he, nor the scheduling of this lopsided match-up, should be seen as the main problem in this event. It was the players of the Covenant girls’ basketball team, not the coach or the league staff, that continued to take three-pointers once the game...
...order to make money from the arbitrage - and consequently correct the spread - a company would need capital and storage arrangements for the oil. A firm could borrow money to buy oil in the spot market or the front-month futures contract. More money would be needed to handle margin costs of a short contract in the futures market...
...produced in a cheaper market, we would make, short term, very big profit, but then we would question the quality, the continuity, the tradition and the "Made in Italy," which I consider a second brand to go next to the Ferragamo brand. We have decided to give up on margin, maintain high costs and think long term. On the other hand, I think some of our employees are a little spoiled. I work 12 hours a day, but our workers work less than eight. Now there is competition. Maybe we should all pull our sleeves up and work harder...
...record in his first season. Also, thanks to leading scorers Chris Higgens, Jason Lawrence, and Brandon Yip—each of whom have recorded 11 goals so far this season—BU has managed to outscore opponents by nearly a two-to-one margin. Harvard players know how special it is to skate in the Beanpot, but they realize that the keys to victory in the Garden are same as those in the Bright, even if more of the Boston sports world is watching. “A lot of people make the Beanpot out to be something bigger...