Word: foraying
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There have, however, been a couple of notable nonstarters. The London Futures and Options Exchange halted its property futures in 1991 four months into trading, after a scandal erupted over dummy trades. In 1993 the Chicago Board of Trade, with help from Shiller and Case, readied its own foray but then pulled the plug prelaunch. The nature of houses is an impediment, says Craig Pirrong, professor of finance at the University of Houston, because speculators crave volatility and home prices change slowly--and even within one city, there can be vast differences in values...
...than 30 years. So in 2005, when the Italian designer finally introduced Armani Privé, his collection of women's haute couture, his female customers were elated. Now it's the men's turn. Giorgio Armani Fatto a Mano su Misura (Hand Made to Measure) will be Armani's first foray into custom-made suits. Although there are just two options for jacket styles, the possibilities for a one-of-a-kind design are limitless, thanks to a plethora of choices of fabrics, buttons and pocket placement. "With the Fatto a Mano service," Armani says, "my intention is to create...
Instead, Israelis are left with the uneasy feeling of unfinished business. A new poll by the Israeli Policy Center found that 73% of Israelis believe Olmert's foray into Lebanon increased the chances of another conflict. Sharon Reuven, one of the reservists camping out in front of the Prime Minister's office, believes that another war with Hizballah and its allies Syria and Iran is inevitable. "We want Olmert to resign immediately because tomorrow will be dangerous, and we'll need a strong leader to defend Israel," she says. But Israel's adversaries believe its leaders still haven...
...support their cause. (Moderate GOP Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine is one of the few who currently does.) Republicans have plenty of their own potential 2008 candidates who appreciate the power of blogs. Bill Frist posts on his own site frequently (volpac.org) and John McCain made his first foray into blogging last week, posting on a conservative site called porkbusters. (In his post, he lamented the growth in federal spending and then ended by saying, "I have never blogged before. But I understand readers can leave comments on each post and that these comments can be rather, ahem, blunt...
...most fundamental level, funding explicit discrimination is something that the UC should not be in the business of doing.” But the council nonetheless voted 26 to 19 for Hadfield’s legislation.It wasn’t Hadfield’s first foray into campus activism. As a freshman, Hadfield led the “Swipe for Darfur” campaign, persuading College administrators to allow undergraduates to redirect their Crimson Cash dollars to support African Union peacekeepers in western Sudan. And this past fall, Hadfield and his friend Magnus Grimeland...