Word: hand
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...Investors who believe that Apple can still do well got a hand. Smart phone king Research In Motion (RIMM), maker of the Blackberry, posted strong earnings for the last quarter. The company did what Wall St. likes most of all. It did better than expected in the last reporting period and said it would do better than people anticipated in the future. Now Wall St. gets to re-evaluate Apple. RIMM, which is among the lesser branded competitors in the field, has done fine even in a downturn. Even if the recession has been deepening, businesses and consumers are willing...
Read first-hand accounts of the Great Depression from the people who lived through...
...exempt variable rate debt markets last fall “increased the perceived risk that Harvard could experience a failed remarketing of its debt.” While no such failure occurred, the disruptions hampered the University’s liquidity position by forcing it to keep cash on hand to meet possible calls on its variable rate and commercial debt obligations.Harvard is reported to have also invested heavily in interest rate swaps, a type of derivative that allowed the University to control for possible increases in interest rates on its debt. But instead of rising, the report said rates...
...impact that incidents of sexual assault have had on these individuals is undeniable.“Saturday Night: Untold Stories of Sexual Assault at Harvard,” an artistic and literary magazine published by the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR), presents raw and powerful first-hand narratives of sexual assault. Through sobering, emotional, and sometimes frustratingly real accounts, the magazine serves as a forum for dialogue about sexual assault, allowing concerned students to voice their opinions regarding the issue. It also acts as a healing outlet for survivors of sexual assault and seeks to increase consciousness...
...Merde,” and its form is not quite human. The title character is a sewer-roving satyr-beast who terrorizes the streets of Tokyo in broad daylight—first by simply disturbing the peace, then by killing dozens with a stockpile of antique hand grenades from the Second World War. Arrested, Merde (Denis Lavant) is put on trial, defended by a French lawyer who shares his disfigurements and his inimitable language. Opening with a totally hilarious, totally confounding tracking shot of the creature wordlessly moving along a Tokyo sidewalk, stealing money and flowers to devour, the film...