Word: shaken
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Harvard Square became noticeably drier last Friday night as Grafton St., the beloved Mass. Ave. restaurant and bar, closed its doors for the last time. Amidst hundreds of Harvard students and Cantabridgians, the last gin and tonic was stirred, the last margarita shaken...
Here in Seattle you'd think it was Judgment Day from the sheer panic that market volatility has created in the minds of business as well as in the local and national media. Seattle hasn't been shaken as much by the earthquake and Boeing's decision to relocate its headquarters as by the inane spin the media are putting on the market's downturn. Instead, the media should be reporting on the intricacies and complexities that truly make for stability in business. ELIZABETH HARRIS Seattle...
...that the conversation has changed to more humane topics, how will it affect the economy? During the past month, consumer confidence has shaken off the worst of the recession blues, according to studies by the University of Michigan and the Conference Board. Over the long haul, prudent consumers who feel optimistic about the future could help build a stronger foundation for the economy. For one thing, the U.S. personal-savings rate, which dropped from 9% in the mid-1970s to a low of 2.3% in late 1987, is now about 4% and climbing. That will provide a larger pool...
...find it disturbing that The Crimson saw Justin G. Fong's "The Invasian" fit to print. I must admit my faith in The Crimson and its editors has been shaken for good...
...good on its promise of "news, views and all the juice" when it sent a few of its journalists out posing as arms dealers waving wads of cash at politicians and generals, and then filmed the resulting transactions with secret cameras. The result? A corruption dot-bombshell that has shaken India's political establishment to the core. But, says TIME contributor Maseeh Rahman, the dramatic sting was business as usual for the plucky web journalists...