ANT | Jason E. Shao

Fischer plans to marry in Japan

Aug

17

2004

Former chess champion Bobby Fischer, who is in custody in Japan and wanted by his native US, has decided to marry a Japanese national, his lawyer said. ——–

McGreevey and Patronage

Aug

16

2004

What it reminds me of is Richard Nixon, the Checkers speech or some of the stuff during Watergate,’ said Steven Cohen, a professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. But he saw already the contrast in the words spoken by the governor and at least some of the reasons for ...

FASB’s all wrong on this one

Aug

10

2004

“News.com – FASB’s all wrong on this one”:http://news.com.com/FASB%27s+all+wrong+on+this+one/2010-1014_3-5302648.html?part=rss&tag=5302648&subj=news.1014.5 It will mean the end of many broad-based options programs, curtailing the American innovation and creativity that sets us apart globally, and that fundamentally, America’s workers, businesses and overall economy will pay the cost. Though I have issues with the pragmatist’s argument that expensing options is too ...

In Soccer Loss, China’s Rising Ire at Japan

Aug

9

2004

An international soccer match is never a place for the faint of heart. But the insults aimed at the Japanese team during the Asian Cup soccer tournament, held in China this year, are being called the latest example of a strain of rising anti-Japanese nationalism among many younger Chinese that seems increasingly volatile. It’s interesting ...

katie.com hijacking

Aug

5

2004

Unsurprisingly, the book received massive press attention in the States when it was launched in April 2000. It has since been through several reprints, been printed across the world, and Katie has managed to make a career out of retelling her tale. Most recently an entire TV show called ‘Katie.com’ aired in the US. She ...