Word: prospectively
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...Shwe's nonexistent track record on reform, U.S. officials are right to downplay the impact of engagement. Barring any real concessions from the hard man himself - starting with the release of Suu Kyi and other political prisoners prevented from running in next year's polls - democracy remains a distant prospect. "Everyone is calling for reform, but I don't think Than Shwe feels any urgency about it," says Seekins. "Nothing much will change until he passes from the scene." One man controls everything that happens in Burma...
...another top-tier basketball recruit has dashed the hopes of the Crimson faithful. Highly-touted prospect Dwight Powell ended his recruitment Saturday, verbally committing to Stanford. The 6’10” center, a Canadian native attending IMG Basketball Academy in Florida, chose to join the Cardinal over Georgia Tech and Harvard...
Rated a four-star prospect by Scout.com and the third-best center in the nation by ESPN, Powell rose steadily up the recruiting rankings as an athletic big man with a variety of perimeter skills...
...Many budding business owners grow wide-eyed at the prospect of generous tax deductions including those for business expenses ranging from travel and entertainment to home-office and computer costs. But many have no clue what is permitted and what will bring the IRS knocking at their doors. "There are many misconceptions about the tax laws, where people say, 'My neighbor told me I could do this,'" says Jackie Perlman, a tax analyst at H&R Block's Tax Institute. And a wrong or uninformed decision can affect the ultimate success or failure of the new business...
...Goldstone report, Israeli officials are under a growing shadow of possible prosecution by advocacy groups using the courts in a number of Western countries to press for legal action over the Gaza war - so much so that some senior Israeli figures have reportedly had to factor the prospect of facing arrest into their travel plans. Some reports suggest that nearly 1,000 such lawsuits are pending, making it dangerous for prominent Israelis to travel abroad. Two weeks ago, Barak narrowly avoided arrest on a trip to the U.K. after a court ruled that he was protected by diplomatic immunity...