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...sale drawing flak? Some Thais are upset that a major utility is now controlled by a foreign entity. Others resent the windfall gained by Thaksin's family, and say minority shareholders have been shortchanged. Local regulators ultimately decided that the purchase of an 11% stake in Shin by Thaksin's son and daughter on the eve of the sale was not insider trading even though they scored huge gains, but also said it was possible his son, Phantongtae, had not properly disclosed his stake in the purchasing firm...
...meter relay team that notched first, as well as the 200 relay. “Pat Quinn just did a great job this weekend,” co-captain Dave Cromwell said. “His relay swims were crucial, and his 100- free was huge. He upset Reinhart, one of the best swimmers at the meet, and just did an incredible job.” The Crimson youth movement continued to impress, as freshmen Bill Jones and Eric Lynch scored individual victories—two for Jones and one for Lynch. Sophomore Geoff Rathgeber, a consistent threat, tallied...
...racist, immoral, or unlawful. Racism implies a malicious hatred of a race. Making light of a cultural aspect of a group, in this case with a horrid pun, does not necessarily constitute a malicious attack on that racial group. If you want a t-shirt to be upset about, look at the ones that tell girls to throw stones at boys. If this shirt told people to stone Asians, then it would be something with which to take issue. However, it very benignly tells us to hang out with our Asian friends. I wholeheartedly support more hanging out with...
...have helped thwart the fledgling Islamists. Nevertheless, this is not the time to blame different sides for the imprudence of their policies or the shortcomings of their performance. There is a new reality on the ground in Palestine, but it is neither unprecedented nor reason to panic.This abrupt political upset in the Middle-East is not unprecedented in nature and scope; the general election rivaled, in its ferocity and politically unsettling outcome, the Israeli political epic of 1977. In 1977, the Israeli Labour party lost the general elections to the Likud for the first time in the history...
...possession cushion.YALE AT PENNIt’s easily the Game of the Year to this point.If the Quakers hold serve at home, that means that Penn’s trips to New Haven and Cambridge are must wins for the Bulldogs and Crimson. If the Bulldogs pull off the upset, the race gets very interesting and the rest of the league is afforded a bit more margin for error.Penn has been air-tight at home this season, playing with powerhouses St. Joseph’s, Temple, and Villanova to the final minutes.It’s a Saturday night...