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...weekend in a row. It was a thorough performance reminiscent of last year’s showdown with Northeastern, albeit with one important difference.Back then, the Harvard varsity eight managed to grab the lead over the Huskies with 20 strokes to go and held on for a 0.7 second margin of victory. This year’s marquee matchup of two of the nation’s top-ranked teams was far less dramatic—not that the Crimson was complaining.“We do know that they like to come out and have an opportunity to take...
...time when credit in China is rapidly expanding -loans in the first quarter totaled $670 billion, almost equaling total lending for all of 2008- the risk of bad loans is increasing. With small and medium-sized private firms collapsing with disturbing frequency, SOEs offer Chinese banks a margin of safety: an implicit guarantee that the government will ultimately make good on their loans. This is making it harder for China's banks to adopt modern risk-management practices and diversify their traditional customer base, which is largely SOEs. "It's difficult to go on a massive spending binge...
...third varsity eight blew out its opponents, taking its race by a 17-second margin over the Midshipmen and a 28-second difference against the Quakers, and the second freshman eight closed things out, notching an eight-second victory over the Midshipmen...
...scoreboard.“We just decided to avoid the bunkers at all costs—even if it meant risking the birdie shot—to protect par,” Balmert said.The Crimson was well-aware that victory was not yet assured, despite the sizeable margin.“Eight strokes, when there are four or five scores counting, is not that much at all,” Balmert said. “We all knew that we had to play our best, and we couldn’t count on a cushion going into the last...
...Case Cup, a race marked by strong headwinds throughout the course. The Varsity Eight never managed to recover from Yale’s fast start that allowed the Bulldogs to open-up a boat-length lead halfway through the race. Yale finished in 6:56 with a 5.9-second margin of victory.“Our rhythm just didn’t really feel as long and strong as the rhythm we were finding in practice,” senior Sarah Moore said. “I think we gave up a little too much in the second...