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...Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands - had shoved the little-known Ho to the edge of Asia's casino market. But his rivals should have taken note of how Ho, a recreational hockey player, likes to mix it up on the ice, no matter the size of his opponent. "He's checked me now and then, I'll tell you that," says one competitor...
Because it's attached to a globally watched product, the Tata Nano controversy may push the Indian government to rethink its policies on buying land. But there are no plans so far to increase the size of the SEZs to make them more effective. These zones work best, Ahya says, when they are large enough, and have extensive enough infrastructure, to attract a significant number of companies, which then grow and attract more. And it's the impact of that missed opportunity that will be felt long after the first Nano rolls off the factory floor - wherever that happens...
...combination of Germany's second- and third-largest banks creates the country's No. 2 bank with $1.46 trillion in assets, half the size of the nation's market leader, Deutsche Bank. In terms of retail customers in Germany, the newly enlarged Commerzbank is now the leader in German retail customers, with 11 million compared to Deutsche's 9.7 million...
...size issue has led to calls in Australia for competitions to be structured by weight rather than age. Such competitions have been around for more than a decade in New Zealand, and the Australian Rugby League sent a delegation there in 2006 to research the concept. Junior Panthers executive Feltis was a member of that party. He returned keen to start a weight-based league west of Sydney, but couldn't get parents interested. Feltis theorizes that, despite the grumbling on the sidelines, the spirit of rugby league is that you play the man in front of you. If that...
...Most people involved in rugby and rugby league will tell you that Polynesians are naturally suited to the sports. "Oh, they're gifted athletically, there's no doubt about it," says Peter O'Sullivan, recruitment manager for the Sydney Roosters NRL club. "It's not just size. It's balance, footwork, skill and strength." But attributing Polynesians' football prowess to inherent qualities can lead to the quicksand of racial stereotyping. In focusing on the physiques of Maoris and Islanders, it's easy to overlook other, perhaps more important, factors in their growing presence in elite football - motivation, hard work...