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...have a new zone defense, and the way it works usually leaves one person open underneath and that was the problem," freshman forward Debbie Flandermeyer said. "It [the defense] does take away the outside shot but it gives up that inside position. We could've boxed out the rim better...
...financial center of gravity in the world has shifted toward the Pacific Rim, new tax and secrecy havens have multiplied on such remote islands as Nauru in the western Pacific and Palau and Truk in Micronesia. Citizens of Vanuatu, a volcanic archipelago of some 80 islands formerly known as the New Hebrides, have found that international finance beats coconut and taro farming. In Port Vila, the capital, it is not unusual for a $100 million transaction between major international banks to take place on any given...
...HAVEN--It all starts with the rim--the big blue band just above ground where a stadium should...
Seattle in fact has achieved a stunning comeback from the "Boeing bust" of the early 1970s, when the aircraft manufacturer slashed its work force from 105,000 to 38,000. Since the mid-1980s, the region's industries have diversified into computers, new fisheries and Pacific Rim trade. Unemployment has fallen to a 20-year low of 4.5%. Now business is so brisk at Boeing that not even a record-high work force of 110,000 is enough to meet production schedules. Last month 57,000 machinists went on strike at four Boeing plants, demanding a larger share of company...
...chair will strengthen the department," said Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy Wei-Ming Tu, explaining that "countries of the Pacific rim are gaining greater importance in world affairs...