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...while the krone looks attractive in comparison, it's worth remembering that "at the moment, the currency markets are an ugly contest," says Thomas. "Pretty much everywhere looks not great." Moreover, he says, while Switzerland boasts a powerful banking sector with experience of taking in floods of cash, "Norway doesn't have that financial infrastructure. And there's no bond market to speak of." That means that while "it's a nice currency to be invested in, from a practical perspective, of someone who has a huge pot of money and wants a safe haven, they just couldn...
Harvard opened a string of contests on the sunny West Coast this past Saturday against the No. 1 Stanford Cardinals, followed by a match-up against Sonoma State on Sunday afternoon. The Crimson (5-7) dropped the contest against the Cardinals 20-2, but rallied with a hard-fought victory over Sonoma State, 8-7. The two contests mark the beginning of Harvard’s California Spring Break road trip, its longest road trip of the season. All week competition is played outdoors where Harvard faces a harsher environment than at home in Blodgett Pool...
...even Halpern’s performance, as well as Petropulous’ four goals and one assist, could not propel Harvard over the twelth-ranked Terriers. BU’s Sarah Dalton and Curro finished the contest with five goals apiece, and in the process Dalton—a senior All-American—broke her school’s career-scoring record with her 191st goal...
...games, both Flood and Halpern agree that the team must work on its defense structure to be successful. Flood also believes that it is crucial for the team to cut down on its unforced turnovers, while Halpern believes the Crimson must work on its draw controls. In the BU contest, Harvard controlled only ten of the 31 draws of the game...
...Michele score, Halpern’s free position shot found the back of the net, but the game’s final 19 minutes would be all Huskies, as the home team slowly crawled its way back from a 14-8 disadvantage.The four-goal run to close out the contest brought Connecticut within two, but neither team was able to get on the board following Michele’s goal with 3:39 to play. Freshman goaltender Kerry Clark came up big as Crimson managed to keep its slim lead from dwindling even further—a less than ideal...