In the 1980s polar bears became "the poster child" for anti-zoo movement after being kept in cramped concrete pits whose only attempt at recreating the bear's eco-system was white paint.
"Counterparty withdrawals and credit denials resulting in a loss of liquidity--not inadequate capital--caused Bear's demise, " Cox said in a March 20 letter to international banking regulators.
The decision by the Fed to offer emergency liquidity to Bear Stearns and to facilitate its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase had less to do with the size of Bear's balance-sheet than with its central role in markets for credit-default and interest-rate swaps.
Established last summer, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Initiative (TSCTI) -- partnering the U.S. with nine African countries -- brings to bear the resources of the U.S. departments of Defense, State and Treasury along with those of the U.S. Agency for International Development, offering not only services such as expanded joint military training but also developmental assistance aimed at promoting good governance and encouraging the growth of civil society.
Like Chan's Asian productions, these US-made movies bear the actor's hallmarks of fearless action tempered by comedy.
Worldwide his influence has inspired millions of children to take up the piano -- it's called the " Lang Lang effect" -- and a variety of highly sought-after goods now bear his name, including Steinway's only personally-branded piano.
He noted how the 1966-82 long bear market saw three U.S. recessions: 1970, 1973-74 and 1982.
It's also important to bear in mind that it's not about - like wow, a president actually visited a country.
U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (Carmen in Khayelitsha), which is one of 21 films up for Berlin's top prize, the Golden Bear, is British director Mark Dornford-May's first feature film.
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Future glory, in The World According to Earl, will come from resorts and casinos that will bear Planet Hollywood's name--assuming investors and gamblers are willing to forget recent history.
Cayne will be replaced as CEO by Bear's president, the well-regarded investment banker Alan Schwartz.
Now beer store shelves are stocked with rye beers, and their all-too-easy puns (Bear Republic's Ryevalry comes out this fall), as this stalwart grain, makes a new tradition of its own.
That means Microsoft customers will generally react to damage to their systems and bottom line with a grin-and-bear-it attitude, because it's easier to stick with what you have than rip out the works and start over.
Add to that maintaining a constituency about as far from Cardiff Bay as it's possible to get and the fact that he's had to bear the brunt of some pretty nasty - and anonymous - Labour briefings against him and it's hard not to feel at least some sympathy.
Owners of the Xperia Play, it's time to curl up with a teddy bear and your favorite ice cream -- just as long as it's not in sandwich form.
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For Scotland, the can't-bear-to-watch element was the 3-0 defeat against John Toshack's Wales.
As the planet warms, thanks to our gas-guzzling cars and power-producing factories, the polar bear's frozen habitat is disappearing.
It is true that the two men's tax-cut proposals bear out the contrast Mr Bush is trying to make.
Despite the angry outcries of politicians, Bernanke's reasoning for preventing Bear's (nyse: BSC - news - people ) bankruptcy was powerful.
Two decades ago, there were maybe a dozen woolly, teddy-bear like Barbets in the U.S. The breed is better known in Europe, especially France, but isn't an especially common dog even there.
Crime levels don't quite bear out Sasol boss Pieter Cox's home-front optimism.
Parks and suburbs in East Africa towns bear the name Biafra - one, in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is known especially for its potent local brew, he says.
There are those advanced nations who think that developing countries either cannot absorb this assistance, or that will not be held accountable effectively, and that the world's fastest-growing emitters should bear a greater share of the burden.
The bare-bones setup bothers Bear Stearns' Managing Director Randy S. Reiff not at all.
Material shares, down 1.4%, led declines in five of the benchmark index's 10 industry sectors as gold entered bear-market territory.
Two-thirds of the world's polar bear populations could face local extinctions within 45 years due to habitat loss, the National Resources Defense Council says.
Bear's woes will only exacerbate worries about highly-leveraged hedge funds, an increasing number of which are finding it hard to stay afloat as their prime brokers jack up margin calls.
Instead, you may be offered imitation bear's paw made from mutton pushed into a paw-shaped mould.
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