Word: centricity
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...circle of tourists in front of the John Harvard statue—to fend for yourself.You will have nothing at your disposal. No cell phone, no bat, no glove, no pen, no paper, no World Series ring. But you will find a list of Harvard-centric challenges which I have devised that you must complete.Successfully execute the items, one by one, and you will prove your point to the entire world: you can, indeed, survive Harvard. And you may very well be smarter than a lot of people here.To be clear, I am completely serious about this. In fact...
...most fund companies, the idea of anonymous teams of managers investing funds is viewed as radical. Why? Star managers are money magnets. They get invited on TV; they lift a fund company's profile. Yet starless American Funds, part of Los Angeles--based Capital Group Cos., zoomed past star-centric Fidelity Investments this year in total managed assets through September--$738 billion for American Funds, $716 billion for Fidelity. The company is on track next year to topple kingpin Vanguard ($774 billion), which rode the popularity of index funds to surpass Fidelity in 2003. American Funds has quietly become home...
...mother and brother, as they did last year. Rather than a late dinner, Laine suggests eating early so the baby can be put down close to the normal bedtime. "Think about activities that might be fun for babies, or at least accommodating," she suggests. "If it's an adult-centric activity, understand that one parent may have to stay behind with the baby...
...Even if Asia avoids the pitfalls of a further strengthening of the dollar, it still faces two big risks: a long overdue belt-tightening by the American consumer, the region's biggest customer, and protectionism. Either outcome would spell tough times ahead for China and a China-centric Asian economy...
...survivors was gonna die on this episode. I’d put money on Charlie, because I figure with Sean Astin coming to “24” in January, it’s dangerous to have two hobbits in primetime. The episode ended up being Shannon-centric. I like Shannon. She’s so pretty. Unlike Evangeline Lilly or Michelle Rodriguez, I don’t feel like she could beat the bloody pulp out of me. Shannon is on a mission to find Walt, because he keeps on appearing to her and speaking in some foreign...