Word: lent
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...rockin’ soundtrack and attractive cast of multi-cultural twenty-somethings.)But all of this success was bittersweet, as the show’s writer and composer, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly from an aneurysm shortly before its debut. The specter of his loss haunted each performance and lent them a funerary solemnity. Unfortunately, Chris Columbus’ cinematic adaptation of the musical is a devastating betrayal of Larson’s creative legacy, retaining none of its source material’s verve, intensity, or gravitas. Perhaps this should not shock; Colombus is the auteur behind...
...best in show went to a unique depiction of typical Mongolian dwellings against an illuminated night sky, shot by Dustin M. Saldarriaga ‘06. “Mongolia’s definitely an exotic and exciting place,” Saldarriaga said, adding that the country lent itself to photography. Saldarriaga took over 900 pictures during his four months in the country, but he had to pick only two to submit to the contest. He described the experience that led to the photo’s capture as somewhat happenstance, noting that he and a friend simply noticed...
...page in a Treatise on Anatomy, written in Persia in 1411, details digestive organs, veins and arteries outlined on a human body. And a 1632 copy of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine delineates the basic skeletal system. The curators have put together an imaginative collection of some 200 artifacts, lent by 33 mainly Western museums, including books, maps, quadrants, globes, musical instruments, tiles, paintings and weapons. But many of the Age's great achievements no longer exist, and can only be appreciated through images. Though the Arabs lived in a desert world, they contributed to the science of hydraulics...
...victims of hedge-fund excesses are their rich customers, who lose when the hedge fund makes a bad bet. But through naked short selling, hedge funds can stir up trouble for any publicly traded firm. In the case of Pet Quarters, the suit alleges that Badian's hedge fund lent the firm sorely needed operating capital on terms that allowed the hedge fund to convert the debt to shares at any time. Through naked short selling, Badian then pushed Pet Quarters stock from $4 to just pennies. Badian balanced his massive short selling with cheap shares obtained after he converted...
...emotional game for them,’ but they deserved to win,” said Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91. The Bobcats’ conference opener was staged in the Hartford Civic Center, and Howe has lent his name to Quinnipiac as it climbs the rungs of the hockey ladder, trading in Atlantic Hockey for the ECAC. Just over a minute in, as the Bobcats student section wrapped a sea of yellow around Harvard goaltender Justin Tobe, Quinnipiac took its first-ever ECAC lead. Tobe had been drawn out of position, sliding to cover a shot...