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Lieberman's initiative will add momentum to an antiterrorism bandwagon that has already started to roll. Last month, FTSE, a big provider of indexes, and the Conflict Securities Advisory Group (CSAG), a research consultant, launched a "terror free" index that excludes assets for some 400 foreign firms that operate in terrorism-supporting countries. Northern Trust, a huge fund manager that caters to both individuals and institutions, will soon roll out investment products based on that index. A source familiar with the naughty list says both ABB, a Swiss engineering giant that does business in Iran, and the China National Petroleum...
...attempts at those heights, but usually what has happened this season is that I’ve been over the bar and then at the end my foot will catch it, so I know that I can jump those heights.” If Christensen’s recent momentum is an indicator, then jump them she will...
...weren’t constrained by previous models. None of us knew what it was supposed to look like. We used our imagination,” Li says. In the musical, Li plays J. Pierpont Finch, whose humorous climb up the corporate ladder provides the story’s momentum. “It’s a show that’s full of energy. It’s funny and definitely something worth seeing,” says fellow castmate Matthew T. McClure ’09. Livingston says, “There?...
...seventh inning, when Harvard trailed 8-1. In the bottom of the seventh, Macadam came to bat with one out and two runners in scoring position. The rookie connected for a two-RBI shot to left field, but two fly outs ended the game before the rally could gain momentum. —Staff writer Julia R. Senior can be reached at jrsenior@fas.harvard.edu...
...Yale is the defending champion in the varsity, and both are incredibly strong programs,” Moore said. “This was the first year we raced Virginia in what is usually [a race between] just us and Yale. Also, we were coming off some pretty good momentum from last weekend, so we were looking forward to it.”The second varsity eight also edged out the Cavaliers but was defeated by the Bulldogs by 5.7 seconds. Much like the first varsity, the second varsity came from behind to finish second, winning by the larger margin...