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...system is a little bit crazy," says one French private-equity investor who has lived in London for over 15 years. "It's been a bonanza time for nondoms - like Christmas every day." But here comes the Grinch. Spurred on by mounting criticism over what many see as unfair special treatment for rich foreigners, the British Treasury has announced that the fun is over. Along with a new 18% flat rate for capital-gains tax, the government is proposing an annual fee of around $60,000 for any foreigner who lives in the country for more than seven years...
Last night marked the return of forward Liza Ryabkina to Harvard’s special teams units, as the freshman saw time on both the power play and the penalty kill...
...pass from finishing in the net.Harvard saved its biggest defensive stand for the beginning of the final frame after the Huskies tried to capitalize on the momentum created by Ryan Ginand’s shot that dribbled past Richter with only 28 seconds remaining in the second.Richter and the special teams faced two nearly back-to-back penalties when freshman forward Joe Smith went to the box at 2:55 and senior forward Alex Meintel again put the Crimson a man down six seconds after Smith went free.In that four-minute span, the Huskies launched five of their seven third...
...special two-euro coin is being minted to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the launch of the common European currency on January 1, 1999 (although euro coins and notes were issued only in 2002). Five designs have been short-listed for the competition from 42 submitted by national mints, and are available for public viewing - and voting - on a European Commission website...
...special two-euro adds to the array of coinage. But while it may quicken the pulse of coin collectors, it is unlikely to cement any collective European character, says Hugo Brady from the London-based Centre for European Reform think-tank. "The E.U. cannot manufacture a European identity through stunts," he says. "It's well intentioned, but I don't think it will resonate with the public at large. The E.U. institutions work best when they are efficient. When they try to get people to love them, the response is bemused befuddlement...