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...rates would continue to rise in order to keep inflation in check, all of which sent stocks tumbling, with the Dow falling more than 2%, or almost 250 points, in the first two days of the week. The harsh reaction wasn't just due to Bernanke's unusually blunt outlook, though certainly the stock market doesn't like higher interest rates, which tend to crimp corporate profits as people are lured to save money instead of spend. It was also that his position on interest rates flat out shocked the markets ? and there are few things investors dislike more than...
...with free tickets to campus events.Through concerts, student group offices, and room parties, Harvard’s “social life” continues to uncork itself, and dedicated students and administrators have added a bit of elbow grease. The events of the past year have brightened the outlook of both space and funding for social life at the College, and we hope that the administration will continue to ensure the accessibility of quality social options to all Harvard students...
...Despite U.S. concerns, there are real differences between Somalia and Afghanistan under the Taliban. While Somalis are Muslim, many are secular in outlook and would fight against the strict imposition of shari'a law. The coalition of groups who forced the warlords out of Mogadishu is also far from homogenous - and may fall apart now that the common enemy is banished. Privately some U.S. State Department officials focused on Somalia have questioned whether there is any link between Mogadishu's Islamic leaders and Al Qaeda...
...Motorola Q is fairly similar to high-powered consumer phones in other parts of the world. (It looks like a Palm Treo that's been flattened with a rolling pin.) But the Q brings the first-ever pairing of Microsoft's Smartphone operating system - which comes with Outlook and Pocket MSN, including Hotmail and messaging, built in - with a QWERTY keyboard that makes text messaging a lot easier...
...almost three decades later, as the bells toll for all those who weren't prevented from jumping, the outlook for getting a barrier built is still as cloudy as San Francisco...