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Possible Olympic skating preview is on tap Friday night at Four Continents Denver Post Many consider Canada's Pat Chan, who has trained here for two years, and Japan's Daisuke Takahashi as the top two male skaters alive. They've won the last two world championships, with Takahashi adding an Olympic bronze medal, and the duo going 1-2 in ... |
Quinn: Caterpillar decision about port access Chicago Tribune Pat Quinn said Thursday that he believes Caterpillar Inc.'s decision to bypass Illinois as it looks to build a new plant and relocate some of its Japanese operations was based almost entirely on Illinois' lack of ocean access and had little to do with ... |
 Chicago Tribune | Cat rules Illinois out for new plant Lincoln Courier By By David Mercer AP Caterpillar Inc. has ruled Illinois out of plans to relocate a factory and 1400 jobs from Japan, citing both logistical problems with building the plant in its home state and ongoing concerns about the business climate. Who's to Blame for Caterpillar Snub? Quinn hopes to address Caterpillar concerns after it rules out Illinois for ... |
 Bleacher Report | UFC 144 Edgar vs. Henderson: 8 Reasons to Be Excited for UFC's Return to Japan Bleacher Report The event headlined by the lightweight title bout between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson will be the first time that the promotion has appeared in Japan since December 2000 when it held UFC 29: Defense of the Belts in Tokyo. |
 AsiaOne | Japan lawmaker urges use of pension fund to curb yen AsiaOne We fully understand that pulling Japan out of deflation as soon as possible, and achieving sustainable economic growth with price stability, are very important goals," Shirakawa said. The BOJ is inclined to stand pat at its policy meeting next week, ... EUR/USD, EUR/AUD Flows: ECB can do more to buy bonds in secondary markets - Fitch |
Japan says won't rule out more FX action Reuters The BOJ is expected to stand pat on monetary policy at its next rate review on February 13-14 unless Europe's sovereign debt crisis triggers a severe market turmoil or the yen hits new records. In intervening on October 31, Japanese authorities said ... |
 PopMatters | 'United Red Army': Revolutionaries Lost Without a Map PopMatters By Pat Kewley 9 February 2012 The last several years have seen an interesting boom in films about the militant leftist movements that emerged around the world in the '60s and '70s. From Soderbergh's Che to Uli Edel's The Baader Meinhof Complex to the ... |
Steelcast PAT up 505% to Rs. 4.96 crore in Q3 of FY2012 mydigitalfc.com Ahmedabad, February 06, 2012: India's leading steel castings company, Steelcast Limited, reported a net profit of Rs 4.96 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011 which represents a whopping jump of 504.88% over Rs 0.82 crore PAT posted in ... |
 Slate Magazine | How To Win the Westminster Dog Show Slate Magazine His greatest legacy, though, is his partnership with Japanese poodle maestro Kaz Hosaka. For the past 15 years, Scott has served as the backer to Hosaka's top dog—or dogs—paying not only handling and travel fees but also for the hundreds of pages of ... |
 The Japan Times | These are a few of my favorite things about Japan The Japan Times But in Japan, where satire is shallow and sarcasm isn't a means of social analysis, we are compelled to blunt our critique with pat niceties. Our media spends more time reporting nice, safe things (like how to cook and eat) than encouraging critical ... |
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