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...reports of vote-buying," says Montri Kiatkhamjorn, a senior officer for the Election Commission, the poll watchdog, in Isaan. "It seems like it's become the culture of this election already." Montri reckons "maybe 50%" of candidates are buying votes in the region, often using hard-to-track methods. A candidate might pay for a funeral or another important local ceremony, clear a gambler's debt to an underground bookie, or buy credit for a teenager's cell phone. One PPP canvasser claimed his rivals were handing out Viagra to elderly voters...
...surprisingly the big banks - many of them still nursing their wounds from the subprime meltdown - are eager to embrace this new money-spinner. Institutions like ABN Amro, Merrill Lynch and HSBC have all created structured products built around their own indices: protected offerings, for example, that track an index but give a minimum guaranteed return, or leveraged offerings that amplify gains and losses. They can be used to hedge risks presented by global warming, or simply to bet on the likelihood that cash will continue to cascade into the sector...
Each year, the University accepts fewer than three students from community colleges, according to estimates from several Harvard transfers. (The University says it does not track this data...
...business and innovation competition. Segal said that I^3 places Harvard on par with other renowned business plan competitions including MIT’s 100K Entrepreneurship Competition and the Harvard Business School’s Business Plan Contest. What distinguishes I^3, Segal said, is its undergraduate and multi-track focus. Students from a variety of concentrations and interests are encouraged to compete for cash grants worth up to $10,000 by submitting business plan proposals in one of four tracks: For-Profit Startups, Campus Service Ventures, Social Entrepreneurship, and Creative Enterprises. The purpose of the multi-track nature...
...other upcoming Fujimori trial involves his giving Montesinos a $15-million golden handshake when the government began collapsing in September 2000. Yet another involves the illegal wire tapping and misuse of funds to keep track of and to bribe opponents into submission...