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...from a glut of straight up banal sentences - "Biddinger's great talent, Billy knew, was that at any sudden moment he could drop his easy friendliness, let his dark eyes narrow into two slits like gun holes, and turn mean." (Slits like gun holes?) - one of Blum's three main characters, D.W. Griffith, doesn't even really belong in the book. Despite Blum's best efforts to incorporate the director, Griffith plays no part in the crime, investigation or subsequent court case. The book's epilogue, in which Griffith, Darrow, and Burns briefly walk by each other in a hotel...
...Follow the money. Average Joes and Janes are not the holders of the other side of complicated, over-the-counter derivatives contracts. Rather, hedge funds are the main holders. The bailout will involve a transfer of wealth - from the American people to financial institutions engaging in reckless speculation - that will be the greatest in history...
...against us.” Franklin Field also proved to be a challenge for Harvard. The playing field, SprinTurf, is a slower surface, and, despite the fact that the team arrived a day early to acclimate itself to the turf, it was still a handicap. “Our main obstacle in the game was playing on a different field turf,” McVeigh said. “That really hurt our team, because it’s something we aren’t used to.” Ultimately, the Crimson recorded more shots, 11-9, and more...
...season with a competition where you’re slated as the underdog and you come out on top. Especially when the opponent is Yale. On Saturday, the cross-country squad traveled to New Haven, Conn., where the regionally ranked No. 8 men’s squad captured the Main Memorial Trophy for the second year in a row from the regionally ranked No. 6 Bulldogs. The women also raced—against Princeton, as well as Yale—taking second behind the Tigers. “I was pleased with the results,” Harvard coach Jason...
...first half, freshman standout Melanie Baskind hit the crossbar. At the end of the game, sophomore Katherine Sheeleigh ripped a shot off a corner kick that sailed just high. For the future, the team will concentrate on connecting on these chances. “One of the main things is continuing down the end line, not passing back,” Mann said. “Our forwards and midfielders need to feed the ball in and get more shots.” What could have been a bigger problem—the conditions—wasn?...