Word: constantly
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...rally, which was supposed to arouse excitement for the weekend’s football game against Yale. But even before Girl Talk began playing, things began to go wrong. From the flimsy and possibly dangerous stage setup, to the chaotic and unsafe conditions in the front rows, to the constant interruptions and ultimate cancellation of the concert by the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), the performance was a major disappointment. While the event certainly outdid its predecessors in terms of artist choice, poor planning and failed communication ultimately undermined its success. The CEB should have expected and prepared...
...Functioning as the eyes and ears of the Administration and the Federal Reserve on Wall Street, Geithner's army of economists are in constant contact with world markets, moving trillions of dollars of U.S. government funds into and out of the global financial system. That has afforded him a front-row seat when things go bad, and a unique feel for the character and consequences of the crisis...
...Next, the government could suspend trading in the credit default swaps on Citigroup's debt. The price of those contracts, which pay out if Citi goes bankrupt, have been rising recently, and that is spooking the stock investors. Without that constant reminder of the increasing chance of Citi going out of business, some observers say the stock would rise...
...colonialism from an African perspective, has made quite an impact over the last 50 years. But Achebe is far from satisfie.d “Some people would say considerable impact,” Achebe says. “But it’s never enough. Society does demand constant attention from its observers, the writers.”But for Achebe, who is an outspoken postcolonial critic, “Things Fall Apart” is first and foremost a work of art. “I write fiction,” Achebe says, though he accedes that fiction...
...perimeter, he comes upon a boy, Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), sitting on the other side of the large electric fence.Unable to comprehend the gravity of Shmuel’s situation, Bruno is simply content to have found a playmate. Though Bruno is confused by Shmuel’s constant hunger and the strange “pajamas” he wears, the boys forge a fast friendship. Bruno brings Shmuel food smuggled from his kitchen and the pair finds ways to play ball and checkers despite the electric fence between them. Bruno is confused by the anti-Semitic propaganda spouted...