Word: tais
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...than some private colleges but expensive compared with the state's high-quality public universities, whose tuition and fees for residents are under $6,000. While most white students say the instant they stepped on campus A.P.U. felt "like home," many minority students say they struggled to adapt. Joyce Tai, 26, an Asian-American master's candidate in college student affairs, was drawn by a unique administrative program but finds life in this Christian bubble startlingly different from her undergraduate experience at California State University, Fullerton. "I'm taking a diversity class. I'm looking around. Where is the diversity...
...with about 150 employees is destined to become a global titan. In the short term, such suspension of disbelief can be highly profitable, but it can also prove to be an excellent way of losing money fast. "I warn investors to be cautious," says Joseph Lau, a director at Tai Fook Asset Management. "Some of the investors will ultimately be burned...
...going public are solid operations with proven track records, state backing, and large market shares in well-understood industries?unlike shaky Internet start-ups. The dotcoms "were selling a concept, but most of the companies listing in Hong Kong have a profit," says Kenny Tang, associate director of Tung Tai Securities. What's more, the bullish argument goes, the Chinese economy is growing exponentially, and that should continue to drive mainland stocks higher...
...regret Bremer's decision to disband the Iraqi army on May 23. U.S. officials are urgently searching for potential leaders of a new Iraqi army. An Arab businessman in close touch with the U.S. government tells TIME that one commander who has attracted attention is Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai, a Sunni Muslim who was Saddam's Minister of Defense. Though Hashim was on the U.S.'s most-wanted list, this source says he was in contact with the U.S. before the war and was consulted by American officials after he was taken into custody in Mosul. A former...
...commander who has attracted attention is Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai, a Sunni Muslim who was Saddam?s Minister of Defense, an Arab businessman in close touch with the U.S. government tells TIME. Though Hashim was on the U.S.'s most-wanted list, this source says he was in contact with the U.S. before the war and was consulted by American officials after he was taken into custody in Mosul. A former CIA official says Hashim is "a great guy, basically an officer?s officer." He adds that Hashim would "bring a real sense of empowerment" to Iraqis who never...