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...foreign companies into joint ventures with Chinese partners. The results were often disastrous for both sides. But as the Communist Party has slowly put its stamp of approval on privatization, it's become easier for foreign companies to buy into state enterprises such as breweries. Sensing new possibilities, SABMiller, owner of the Miller brands, gambled that Beijing might actually tolerate its unprecedented takeover gambit. If it works, "a lot of investors will try to steal a similar march on rivals," says Joe Zhang, an analyst at UBS Securities in Hong Kong. "People have never tried this because they thought...
...allows you to get a shampoo, cut and coffee while enjoying the company of its four adopted dogs?Odi the cocker spaniel, Yeslie the Afghan, Tong Tong the schnauzer and Jasper the mini German shepherd. While the grooming on offer is of the human variety, owner and dog lover Ben will also provide canine styling tips if you ask. In addition, all cakes on the premises are homemade and seasonal, from mango and strawberry in the summer to pumpkin pies in the fall...
...great-uncle, a real-life Atticus Finch who defended blacks in the era of Jim Crow. Elliott, 64, has struggled a lifetime to reconcile these mixed images of the South. But one picture noticeably absent from his gallery is that of his late grandfather, R.M. Elliott, a wealthy sawmill owner and former Summerton school-board chairman who, in the 1940s, refused to provide bus transportation for black students to reach their segregated schools, which were often 10 miles or more from their homes. "We ain't got no money to buy a bus for your n_____ children," R.M. Elliott declared...
This explains the panoply of national flags in the “community quilts.” Gogel stresses, though, that the Art Squatters would like to incorporate as many viewpoints as possible despite the “bit of constraint from the owner...
...Squatters hope that the new owner of Tommy’s Value, whom the group will meet this week, will allow paints to be stored in a locked area of the basement, according to Gogel...