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Saudis nonetheless regard Abdullah, an energetic man despite his considerable girth, as a dedicated, in-touch ruler. Each day he rises around noon, a common practice among Saudis, who often prefer to work in the cooler nights. Abdullah greets visiting dignitaries, emissaries and ordinary citizens until his 7 p.m. meal, naps until midnight and then puts in another day's work until dawn prayers. Though a devout Muslim, if he's a zealot about anything it's TV news: his office has a bank of 33 television sets so he can monitor all the available satellite channels at once...
...Japanese companies always prefer to sell to other Japanese companies," says Dean Yoost, CEO of a PricewaterhouseCoopers division in Tokyo that advises on mergers and acquisitions. The foreigner is the buyer of last resort. That means the price is often right: Ripplewood paid $130 million for Seagaia (with a commitment to invest $100 million)?a total that is only 8% of the $3 billion it cost to build the resort, which opened in 1994. But Ripplewood faces a turnaround task that is the corporate equivalent of raising the dead...
...young Mansoor has become a legend in the region. His supporters claim he has said he would prefer to die fighting than live under U.S. occupation. The son of a famed mujahedin who was killed by a car bomb in 1993, he seems to have tried to make a deal with Wardak to surrender his forces when an American attack became imminent. But local feuds got in the way; Mansoor led his troops into the mountains, where they had already made preparations. Wardak says that in the tiny villages that cling to the slopes, al-Qaeda fighters had been buying...
...Other designers and toy companies around the globe might mimic Lau's street-punk flair. But he remains the dude to match in the action-toy world. Rather than gloat over his global following though, he would much prefer to talk about soccer, traveling or snowboarding. It's not that he doesn't care; it's just that he's very chilled out?like Maxx, the plastic epitome of cool...
Ware says he understands that tutors have different styles—some attend Stein Club while others prefer counseling students privately...