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...tail n.-- In finance, the often underestimated probability of catastrophes like market crashes and terrorist attacks...
...France Every Country for Itself? Detroit's automakers aren't the only ones getting a helping hand. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed loans of $3.9 billion each to Peugeot Citroën and Renault in exchange for promises that the companies won't enact layoffs in France. The proposal drew charges of protectionism from other E.U. members, who say the plan could force the carmakers to cut workers in other countries. Other recent E.U. auto-assistance deals...
...Hammonds said a third set of House Masters would announce plans to step down during the next academic year. Sullivan and Robinson did not return requests for comment last night. —Staff writer Bita M. Assad can be reached at bassad@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Ahmed N. Mabruk can be reached at amabruk@fas.harvard.edu...
...memories? My lack of closure stemmed from the fact that knowing the definition didn’t compare to the satisfaction of biting into a juicy pastrami on rye. I spoke to everyone I knew to recover the charm missing from Oxford’s “sandwich (n.)”. Suddenly, I was in a world where everyone else was a secret sandwich expert and I would never possibly know enough. My friend from Long Island, a connoisseur of Boston’s roast beef sandwiches, gave me alarmingly detailed accounts of various sandwich shops. Another friend...
...10—Obama’s personal basketball trainer. Dunking on Michelle gets old after a while. 7. Steven Pinker—Hairdresser. 8. Derek M. Flanzraich ’10 —Court jester. Hosts the official Obama Family YouTube videos. 9. N. Gregory Mankiw—Obama’s charisma/public appearances coach. 10. Matthew M. Di Pasquale ’09—Photographer. Hoped to publish a monthly family newsletter, but everyone keeps claiming to be “too busy” or “too creeped out” to actually...