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...least by the officials who are supposed to keep an eye out for these things. There were no plans for oil prices to spike up before the Arab Oil Embargo in the 1970s and no roadmap to follow after the S&L crisis the following decade. Banks can be brought down by fraud and errors in large gambles made on proprietary trading desks. Most of the things that cause systemic failure are unexpected and therefore cannot be prevented...
...take on that kind of challenge,” Amaker said.But the freshmen on the team have excelled beyond expectation. While their shining moment may seem like a dull ray of light, due to the fact that they are playing because of injuries to the upperclassmen, being pushed has brought out their raw talent.Freshman Max Kenyi has given Harvard valuable minutes at point guard, while freshmen Peter Swiatek and Hugh Martin have gotten their feet wet in the front court. The other first-years, Keith Wright, Peter Boehm and Oliver McNally, have also stood out.Among these freshmen, forward Wright ranks...
...spoke of the whole country as a single team, evoking a patriotic spirit that has brought the nation back from the brink of collapse before. "Even in the most trying times, amid the most difficult circumstances, there is a generosity, a resilience, a decency and a determination that perseveres, a willingness to take responsibility for our future and for posterity," he said...
...days after the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, at least a thousand people lined up at movie theaters in Tokyo's Marunouchi district to see the film for which director Yojiro Takita brought home an Oscar. Departures (Okuribito) is the comical and dramatic story of an unemployed cellist who finds work cleaning and preparing the deceased for burial. The film has already grossed more than $34 million in Japan since its September 2008 release. (The film is scheduled for limited released in the U.S. in May.) Sales of Aoki's novel, on which the film is based, have spiked, along...
...control of two of the capital's main thoroughfares. Panicked shopkeepers in the bustling Aabpara market swiftly pulled down their shutters and fled the area. The youths torched car tires and attacked cars bearing government license plates. Parts of Lahore, the second largest city and capital of Punjab, were brought to a standstill for hours as Sharif supporters gathered outside the governor's mansion to shout defiant slogans and tear down People's Party posters. The two main shopping areas, Liberty and Anarkali, were shut down, as were a number of roads and bridges. Gunfire has been heard in parts...