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...private equity firm to find the excess fat in a company; and one that operates in the decadent music business ought to be easier than most. But ensuring that company has a long-term future is trickier. On that score, Hands has a decent back catalogue. First with Japanese bank Nomura, and more recently at Terra Firma, the 48-year-old boosted the fortunes of a slew of companies, from a waste-recycling group to a chain of pubs...
Peace in the Middle East has proved to be unusually elusive. Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, the region has been devastated by three major wars and numerous insurgencies on what are today Palestinian territories known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The efforts of many U.S. presidents and several supposed breakthroughs have proved fruitless. This millennium, the prospects for peace have seemed unusually bleak: More than a thousand Israelis have been killed as a direct result of the terrorist tactics employed by Fatah, Hamas and other Palestinian groups since 2000, while Israeli counterattacks and military operations...
...Jerusalem—must be settled in a fair and firm manner through diplomacy between the two parties. Both sides must also realize that a solution will involve compromises by both sides. In particular, Israel will have to give up land and dismantle its settlements in the West Bank. Palestinians need to forget the notion of a right of return—at this point it is too late to hit the rewind button—and instead focus on reparations. The two sides must also take action to control their militant wings so that the interests...
...yesterday. At a gathering of Kenyan undergraduates on campus last week led by Joseph K. Mwaura, a visiting fellow in the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, about 10 students met to discuss the situation and possible ways to help. So far, the group has set up a bank account and has began gathering donations for humanitarian relief. Earlier, on Oct. 18, the State Department issued a warning about the country’s security. For Harvard students, the U.S. warning could spell a change in travel plans. Elizabeth S. Nowak ’10, who had planned...
...MONEY IN THE BANK...