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...handful of foreign investors have been willing to take their chances. Foreign direct investment increased by 35% in 2005 to $253 million, according to the ADB, putting Afghanistan on par with a country like Sri Lanka. Besides Coca-Cola, multinational firms such as DHL, Standard Chartered Bank, the Hyatt hotel group, Toyota and Alcatel have also set up Afghan operations. In hope of convincing more to take the plunge, the ministry of commerce is reassessing tax laws, and groups like Afghanistan Investment Support Agency are helping to build industrial parks to encourage manufacturing. A steady rise in consumer spending should...
...Rollins said. “We had a lot of fast breaks, and once we got that fire, it was hard for them to put it out.”Harvard also controlled the battle in the paint—a crucial statistic after a sub-par effort on the glass buried the Crimson against Cal. Harvard outrebounded the Spartans 44-35 and scored 40 points in the paint to San Jose State’s 26.“[Coach] Kathy [Delaney-Smith] told us before the game that if we didn’t rebound tonight, we probably...
...most half-assed in retirement history. He continued to record hits with Beyoncé and an ill-conceived EP with Linkin Park at a distinctly un-retired pace. But unlike many other stars that have come back only to efface their own legacies with sub-par performances (Why, Jordan, why?), Jigga still shines on his “comeback” album...
...Kingdom Come” can’t quite live up to “Reasonable Doubt”—Jay-Z’s gritty debut album that many, including the Jiggaman himself, claim to be his best work. It is, however, on par with more recent albums like “The Blueprint” and “The Black Album.” And like the latter, it’s a portrait of a matured, introspective man, though not one who is above his usual sense of self-importance or bravado...
...chance points during the game. On defense, Harvard out-rebounded Lehigh 22-15 to improve on its seasonal average of 19 defensive rebounds per game. Once again, the Crimson performed strongest in this category during the first half, as the team took advantage of Lehigh’s sub-par 36 percent shooting from the floor during the first half to secure 11 defensive rebounds. “I give credit to Harvard for going and attacking the glass,” Lehigh Coach Billy Taylor said. “I thought [that in] the second half, we showed...