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...listed on one of the Middle East's stock exchanges. Most analysts believe it will be the Dubai Financial Market. That, says Jaffe, will enable the company to gain access to the vast amount of capital in the region. It also serves a wider purpose: giving regional investors a stake in the stability of global companies. When nationally owned oil companies have been listed on various exchanges, Jaffe says, it has generally led to greater transparency within those companies and motivation to avoid volatility and disruption in geopolitical affairs...
...remain a virgin requires the ability to temporarily disobey the raging hormones about which we were all warned in middle school. However, the most difficult aspect of abstinence is maintaining mental toughness in situations that could potentially drive a stake between you and the boyfriend for whom you care deeply...
Flying isn't so smooth at Alitalia, the wobbly Italian flagship carrier now being sold by the state that could fit nicely into Air France--KLM. Although several other companies have made bids for Alitalia, a stake in the airline would give Air France a dominant position in the lucrative Italian market and more heft and coverage of its international network. Air France scarcely hides its interest in the strategic allure of linking up with Alitalia, but last month it refused to make a bid for a 49.9% stake the Italian government put on the market, which by law would...
...acquired in Allston, balancing the needs of faculty, staff and students from several schools with the needs and desires of the community. The coherence and focus of Harvard’s overall vision should not be violated merely to cater to one of the many factions with a stake in the future campus. Doing so would create a piecemeal campus that would prevent Allston from coalescing into a unified whole...
...facts, a Planned Parenthood official quoted in your report stated, "That's taking someone's life and playing a really dangerous game with it." Whose life does he believe is in danger? It is a significant injustice to pretend that there is only one life at stake in these cases. Pregnancy centers shouldn't misinform women--and neither should abortion providers...