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...share of stock-or a bond, a house, a stand of timber or any other asset-is worth the following: the future income one hopes to receive from it minus a haircut for the risk that things won't turn out as expected...
Arab commentators who praise Nasrallah as a hero for fighting Israel have been slow, not surprisingly, to commend Siniora's stand for freedom. But he has won the hearts of many Lebanese and enjoys broad support among Sunnis, Druze, Christians and some Shi'ites. When he sneaks from the Sérail for a rare meal outside, surprised restaurant patrons drown his arrival in applause. "He is a source of pride," says Elie Khoury, a leading pro-democracy activist who created the "I Love Life" advertising campaign to perk up Lebanese spirits. "We have a Prime Minister...
...cuisine. While there was the occasional overlap (at least three groups sold fried plantains), the diversity of offerings was astounding—bright yellow mango lassi from Dharma, spicy jerk chicken from the Harvard Caribbean Club, and pillowy scallion pancakes from the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students Association were definite stand-outs. So where did it come from? “We hijacked the Adams House kitchen,” said Tim J. Old ’10, a member of Harvard Kung Fu, who prepared a vegetarian menu including baby corn and tofu in a mango sauce...
...delight in believing in a world where anyone that works hard enough can make it. It’s easy to see it that way from where we stand. All around us there are success stories of people overcoming overwhelming odds. Although these concepts can pop up in multiple contexts, the paradigmatic example is the 19th century American author, Horatio Alger, and his famous rags-to-riches stories. The popularity of this theme is exemplified by Alger’s success and continues to be the driving force in the concept of the American Dream...
...have to race back to Baghdad to vote against it. Many parliamentarians, like al-Mutlaq, spend much of their time outside Iraq - al-Sadr himself is frequently in Iran. "I'm going back for this very reason," al-Mutlaq says. "We cannot yet figure out how many people will stand against it." He says he is certain he will find allies among his colleagues, who he says believe that the law is geared to the needs of Western oil companies rather than Iraqis. There has been no public hearing on the draft, whose details have largely been kept secret. Iraqi...