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...That perceived disingenuousness may come back to bite Beijing, in two ways. "If they're seen as just inventing reasons to prevent big Chinese companies from being acquired, that's going to have a chilling effect on foreign investment," says a senior Hong Kong investment banker. It will also hurt China's own economic interests abroad. The Australian government is reviewing the proposed $19.5 billion investment from Chinalco - China's huge state-owned aluminum company - in Rio Tinto, the world's second largest mining company, as well as a couple of other, smaller deals in the mining sector. But opposition...
...Weissbourd was once again Mr. Do-it-all, serving up back-to-back aces to give Harvard a comfortable 11-4 lead. A few plays later, Weissbourd then smashed a powerful serve to the opponent before forcefully killing the ball to give the Crimson a ten point lead. The senior standout would finish the game with 21 kills and an incredible .667 hitting percentage...
...With the game still close, Harvard started to pull away slowly, relying on another service ace by Weissbourd and a kill by senior Jeff Nathan to put the Crimson up by two. Finally, an attack error by MIT junior Eric Reuland gave Harvard...
...Kirklanders there. Otherwise, sophomores should be prepared to share cramped bedroom quarters, in exchange for a sizable common room. While the unattractive monolith that is New Quincy is often cited as the House’s greatest drawback, inside, juniors can get spacious singles with modest common rooms, and seniors can get massive common rooms complete with picture windows. In the days of party grants, Quincy was notorious for offering a host of possible party locales to the masses every weekend. The balcony suite, which combines two gigantic senior common rooms, is arguably one of the best spots to throw...
...walk away with a significant payday: $165 million for about 400 employees, on top of $55 million the same people earned last year, a year that ended with AIG posting a $61.7 billion fourth-quarter loss, the largest quarterly loss in corporate history. (If it is any consolation, senior managers in the financial-products division will make about 43% less in 2008 than they did a year earlier, according to the company.) As Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke put it, "It makes me angry. I slammed the phone down more than a few times discussing AIG. I understand why the American...