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...take. And with the clock winding down, he seized his chance at greatness. His arching shot from well behind the three-point line flew true, propelling the Catamounts to victory, sending the state of Vermont into chaos, and breaking the hearts of Syracuse fans everywhere—not to mention likely causing a rather significant amount of money to change hands, given the amount of betting that takes place during March Madness...
...RESIGNED. ZHANG ENZHAO, 58, as chairman of China Construction Bank (CCB), the country's third largest bank; citing "personal reasons"; amid unconfirmed Hong Kong media reports that he was fired as the result of a corruption investigation; in Beijing. In a statement, the bank's board didn't mention the corruption allegations, but said it "would move forward with improvement of its governing structure and accelerate reform of its management...
With its kilometers of flashing neon and monster casinos that look like billion-dollar monuments to kitsch, the Las Vegas Strip might seem impossible?not to mention inadvisable?to replicate. But Sheldon Adelson, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands and the city's richest developer, thinks America's gambling mecca is ripe for cloning. Last week he flew to Macau, the only place in China where casinos are legal, to unveil a glittering scale model of the Cotai Strip, a $12-15 billion development modeled on Las Vegas' famed stretch of luxury hotels and gaming dens...
...Mention mountain climbing, and most people envisage an exhausting clamber up sheer rock faces or dangling from a nylon rope in all weathers. That's absolutely true of some peaks, but Asia also offers less taxing alternatives. You don't need a Sherpa's lungs to scale some of the region's best-loved mountains, and you can get to the foot of many of them by public transport. Some even have comfortable trailhead accommodation...
There were several interesting paragraphs in “Summers Garners Applause At Mather” (News, Mar. 16), in which University President Lawrence H. Summers is reported to offer special benefits to faculty but makes no mention of the concomitant needs of Harvard workers. Apparently, it is quite beyond his mental horizon that Harvard workers, not just highly favored and sought-after faculty members, face family-related pressures, too. Like faculty, they juggle family responsibilities, need daycare, need flexible work arrangements, need to cover tuition costs for their college-aged kids, and most certainly could use interest-free loans...