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...internal stock holdings have tended to favor foreign stocks in recent years, and that trend has continued, according to this latest report. While the proportion of Harvard’s equity holdings invested in emerging market funds has actually decreased slightly, the value of those investments has grown by almost $200 million to $1.6 billion...
That couldn’t have been more true Saturday night against Union. The Crimson took a 4-0 lead into the final six minutes of play against the Dutchmen, but almost let the advantage slip away. Union scored three times in that time span, two of those coming in a six-on-four situation with under a minute...
Though there was not quite a “long line” of students waiting to talk to Hammonds at her first office hours session last Friday, many students did take advantage of the opportunity to speak with the dean on a personal level. Almost all the available 10-minute time slots were filled, according to College spokesperson Jeff Neal...
This form of Castle Law underemphasizes the importance of life in the face of home security, but it also encourages violence overall. Although some burglars may be deterred by homeowners with guns, others will simply come armed; there is almost twice the percentage of violent burglaries in the U.S. than in the U.K.. Thus it’s clear that a limit on defense against burglars must be drawn...
Such blind faith, even in the face of the evidence that led Gates to kill the program, highlights the difficulty of developing smart missile defenses. The challenge is especially difficult when the program generates an almost religious fervor among its advocates, especially given its tie to Ronald Reagan. In 1983, he launched the Strategic Defense Initiative, which ultimately gave birth to the airborne laser, expressing his desire to render nuclear weapons "impotent and obsolete." The nuke-laden enemy Reagan was focused on - the Soviet Union - wound up being impotent and obsolete. Nuclear weapons, alas, are still alive and well...