Word: ascent
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...meltdown could have on markets worldwide. After soaring 130% last year, the Shanghai Composite Index suddenly buckled on Feb. 27, plunging 8.8% and giving investors in the rest of the world a sudden case of the Chinese flu. Since then, however, China stocks have resumed their near-vertical ascent, in recent weeks setting record highs almost daily. By some estimates, there is now more money in the Shanghai stock market than there is in bank savings accounts nationwide-this in a country where the per capita income last year was about $1,750. Yet the mania only seems to grow...
...Ascent Magazine, published twice a year by students at Harvard and MIT, delves into Middle Eastern issues and says it aims “to elevate the level of discourse on Islam in the academic and popular fora.” Another student publication on the Middle East, the Harvard Israel Review, published its last issue in spring 2004, according to its Web site...
...Labour's spin and an investigation into party fund raising. Brown won't officially start as Prime Minister until after the conclusion of a seven-week leadership contest. It should be a formality, given the absence of credible opponents, but champagne corks aren't yet popping to welcome his ascent to power. Everyone, fan and foe alike, acknowledges that Brown is a political giant, but still they wonder - is he big enough, or amiable enough...
...choosing a room. One of the first things you should think about is the location of the suite. Do you want a quiet, out-of-the way room? Then take the top floor of your entryway. Just remember to bring along a sherpa and some trail mix during your ascent to the fifth floor. If the mere thought of stairs makes you sweat, then maybe you should take a room on the first floor. Be prepared, however, to keep your shades down so random passersby won’t be privy to your most personal and intimate moments?...
...Bart, who once was a Paramount Pictures executive, and to other Hollywood sachems, the ascent of the fanboy critics must be like manna falling from above. They rose from the culture they speak to, they're as obsessed with horror films and special effects as the industry currently is, and they love nearly everything they see. Whereas the mainstream critics--they're so damn critical...