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...Crimson’s special teams managed to shut down five power-play opportunities for BC, who held a .211 conversion rate on the man-advantage coming into the contest...
...steakhouse that serves locally ranched beef, plus a library whose collection of wares was curated by a famous local bookstore, Powell's. The hotel has a couple of specials: For arrivals Thursday through Saturday through March 31, 2009, for every night you stay at the regular rate, you get the next night for half off. There's also a package for shoppers: Get a $100 Saks Fifth Avenue gift card each night of your stay, along with breakfast for two and complimentary parking. 525 SW Morrison Street, Portland...
...dangers of an international financial implosion - and the current economic crisis proved him depressingly right. In a recent article Roubini has laid out a bleak scenario for China. "The risk of a hard landing in China is sharply rising," he writes. "A deceleration in the Chinese growth rate ... is highly likely, and an even worse outcome cannot be ruled out." But a clique of China specialists inside the country predicts a different outcome. They believe that a range of factors unique to China will not only preserve it from the worst of the global meltdown but also keep its economy...
...Some of the problems China now faces are a result of economic policies that are finally kicking in at an inopportune time. Concerned earlier this year about spiking inflation and a blistering yearly growth rate of 11% or more, China's economic czars set out to cool things down. They introduced tough labor laws designed to decelerate production of lower-value-added goods. It's in that sector that hundreds of thousands of workers are now losing jobs. The same holds true for the bubbling property market, where Chinese authorities conveyed to potential home buyers that they would be wise...
...Local government officials agree Papua's high infection rate is urgent, but reject microchips as a solution. "Parliament has the right to propose legislation, but the government must also be invited to weigh in on the issue," explains Agus Sumule, an adviser to the governor of Papua. "When we are, we will try to kill it." Sumule said the governor, Barnabas Suebu, would not be likely to sign the legislation. "The parliament is very worried and wants to take radical measures to curb the spread of HIV," says Matias Refra, the governor's spokesman. "We also agree there...