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There are action-packed summer books - in which, say, a shark attacks on the Fourth of July or a well-tailored man with a mysterious past throws wild parties - and then there is Sag Harbor (Doubleday; 273 pages), the new autobiographical novel by Colson Whitehead. Not much happens in Sag Harbor. It's 1985, and Benji, a 15-year-old New York City kid, takes off for his family's beach house on Long Island, where for the first time he'll look after himself and his brother while his parents are at work...
...Faced with a Big Green opponent yet to register a win in the Ancient Eight this year, the Crimson kept its composure to record its fourth triumph in succession with...
...Make no mistake: the agencies have taken major losses. In March, Freddie reported a $50 billion loss for 2008, nearly half of which came in the fourth quarter. Those losses, Freddie says, were driven largely by rising mortgage defaults and the falling value of derivatives used to protect against things like changes in interest rates...
...smooth and dramatic, finishing with overwhelming power.Yannatos controlled the second movement’s thick orchestration delicately, using it to always support a clear, prominent melodic line. Julia L. Glenn ’11 finished the movement with a soaring violin solo. After the light third movement, the fourth movement was a gathering storm that led to a supreme finale. The orchestra’s sound in the famous theme in the middle of the movement was as beautiful as the HRO has achieved this season.The “great Yannatos...
...started out only a few people would show up to vote," says Can Rongxi, the local Communist Party Secretary helping supervise the polls. "But gradually more and more people came as people realized they had the right to vote and wanted to use it. Now we're holding our fourth elections and we expected 80 to 90% of voters to participate...