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Alternative means of trade often surface during tough economic times. "When money gets dried up and there are still needs to be met in society, people come up with creative ways to meet those needs," says Peter North, a senior lecturer in geography at the University of Liverpool and the author of two books on the subject. He refers to the "scrips" issued in the U.S. and Europe during the Great Depression that kept money flowing and the massive barter exchanges involving millions of people that emerged amid runaway inflation in Argentina in 2000. "People were kept from starving [this...
...game industry may be unable to continue strong sales have so far proven to be false alarms. Sales were lower this September relative to 2007, but the trend disappears if you take the blockbuster Halo 3 out of the equation. Electronic Arts plans to cut jobs after failing to meet profit projections, but the company is in transition to a new strategy of focusing on innovation and making fewer, higher-quality games rather than the yearly editions of sports games and Sims expansion packs that have been its bread and butter. There are signs that stores are focusing more...
Hosting the first of its five home meets at Gordon Track on Saturday, the Crimson continued its solid start to the indoor track and field season on the backs of strong performances in the Harvard Open, the team’s largest home contest this season. “We have a great schedule this year,” Harvard coach Jason Saretsky said. “These [home meets] should be important for us, and with the support of the Harvard community, they should be big meets, especially once February rolls around [for the Heptagonal Championships...
...scope ratio) is "more of an action film with big battle scenes," and the second part (shot in standard 1.85:1 wide-screen) is "more of a thriller." Actually, neither tag truly applies. Though Part 1 begins by hopscotching from 1955, when Castro and Guevara meet, to later scenes in Havana and New York, the film is far less interested in explaining Guevara's political importance than in showing how he operated in the two big campaigns; its mantra is process, not context...
...position as Meet the Press moderator is awarded by to reporter who fancies self hard-hitting yet was captured for all eternity yukking it up on stage with Karl Rove...