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...Dubai is a very small place," says Joseph Wan, the group chief executive of Harvey Nichols, "but it's the safe haven of the whole region, the playground of the Middle East, an attractive, exclusive market with all this novelty." Indeed, mall shopping is the No. 1 leisure activity here for both the wealthy local Emirati people and the white-collar expats who outnumber them. After all, there's not much else to do in this heat?except build more malls, as South Asian migrant workers do in round-the-clock shifts...
...about the other guys,” said Republican Matthew D. McCluskey ’07, who was responsible for running the flag into blue territory during the first game. “He tells me when to duck and things. It’s kind of like Obi-Wan Kenobi really...
...doubles—with a team of Valkin and freshman Chris Clayton pulling out the final doubles match. On Sunday, the Crimson came up emtpy handed against the Bulls as four USF players swept the four singles match-ups between the two teams. Both Chiu and sophomore Brian Wan took their contests to three sets, but fell by scores of 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, respectively. Clayton and freshman Sasha Ermakov both lost their matches to complete the blanking at the hands of the Bulls. —THE CRIMSON STAFF
...Wan Jianhua BANKING ON TRAVEL About 31 million travelers from China ventured abroad in 2005, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics. The country's bank-card association, China UnionPay (CUP), has focused on helping Chinese tourists take advantage of their growing buying power. Led by CEO Wan Jianhua, CUP has partnered with Discover to enable tourists to use American ATMs. As the Chinese travel more and spend more--$19 billion in 2004--CUP is inking deals with European banks as well. "With an intensified marketing campaign, public recognition of CUP will accelerate," Wan says...
...unparalleled bisexual licentiousness made him both a legend and a man reviled. He was extremely witty and intelligent, but his cynicism ultimately impelled his self-destruction. Depp’s Wilmot is completely and utterly unlikable. He scorns the overtures of his long-suffering wife (played by a rather wan-looking Rosamund Pike of “Pride & Prejudice”). He drinks and constantly has sex with whores of any persuasion. He has an ill-fated affair with an actress, Elizabeth Barry (Samantha Morton, who is both incredibly surly and has incredibly greasy hair), whose bitter betrayal prompts...