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...year. A 10% return far exceeds the stock market's long-term average real return of 6.6% and is more than three times the real return offered by U.S. Treasury bonds. Furthermore, stocks have always done better than bonds over every 30-year period since 1871. (See the 10 big recession surprises...
...Despite big wins from Keith and O’Connor, as well as a major decision from Peppelman, Harvard dropped the 165 through heavyweight match-ups to turn a 10-9 edge into a lopsided loss...
Perhaps that’s what’s worth keeping in mind: that the distance from olive branch to fig leaf is only yea big. Aiming deliberately for spirituality or beauty may be missing the point. Often, it’s actually the most “sacrilegious,” boundary-testing works that most stretch thinking—and ultimately strengthen belief. In some sense, Benedict’s get-together did acknowledge this; if art can “enslave” us, it can also save us. (The Pope even floated the idea...
...We’re at the tail end of a big push [in training],” Weiss said. “[This week] we’ll take a little break…do a lot more film study, and come back fresh from...
...Harvard was not to be denied in the goal-mouth scramble, as Smith popped up once again for his second goal of the season. The big defender is making a habit of scoring key goals for his team. The first tally of his career came last week in a 1-0 win against Penn and gave the Crimson the Ivy League title and a first-round bye in the Tournament...