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HEDGE FUNDS Like mutual funds, hedge funds are pooled investments, primarily in publicly traded securities. But they're generally more aggressive, employing riskier strategies such as trading options and selling short. Once the province of multimillionaires, some new hedge-fund pools, like Rydex's SPhinX, are available for initial investments...
...extorting bribes from foreigners—are uniquely dangerous. But their study can yield uniquely valuable insights. Bakshi’s research will add to the scholarly community at Harvard in a way that would not have been possible without his first hand interviews and primary source materials. Though riskier than a summer at the Sorbonne, these sorts of opportunities abroad should continue to be available to as broad a range of students as possible...
...that he issued a “non-approvable” letter concerning the drug because only 29 of 585 participants in a study of the drug had been ages 14 to 16, with no participants under the age of 14. He claimed that younger teenagers might engage in riskier sex if they knew that emergency contraception was available, even though the study found that adolescents could use the drug appropriately. The GAO called this rationale “novel,” as the FDA consistently uses the behavior of older adolescents to predict the behavior of younger adolescents...
...size of a paperback, they are easier and cheaper to transport than heavy, bulky reels. (Eventually, films could be sent to cinemas by satellite or cable, cutting out transportation costs altogether.) A more diverse range of films could be offered, too, because studios could afford to take on riskier projects, while distributors would be able to send smaller, alternative films to wider audiences. And with up to 10 films sitting on one server, movie houses could change their programs to suit demand. If a showing for a film sells out, add a copy on a second screen; if a film...
...main financial backers. The North should be penalized, not rewarded, for its campaign of international nuclear menace. The country is highly vulnerable to economic pressure, and a coordinated strategy could expose its weak points. Would such a strategy be risky? No doubt. But could it really be riskier than a new round of talks...