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...unfortunate thing about looking at top performers - besides going back to look at your own statements - is that by the time a company is on fire, the smart money is probably on the way out. As they like to say in the investing business, past performance is no guarantee of future results. All you have to do it take a look at some of last year's biggest percentage gainers to understand that. Solar-panel maker First Solar, which rose more than 700% last year, has lost more than half its value so far in 2008. Fertilizer manufacturer Mosaic, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stock Winners (Yes, There Were a Few) and Losers of '08 | 12/16/2008 | See Source »

...have to make sure we’re ready to go and know exactly what to do when we’re on the rink,” Brine said. “More importantly, we have to play strong D-zone, man-to-man, and overall, just play smart...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Faces Big Green Road Test | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

...Others doubt that Harris presents any threat to his former boss. "Daley has always been smart enough to insulate himself enough," said one longtime city official. "It's not money, really, that pushes Daley. Ego and votes do. The feds keep throwing darts at the board and nothing has stuck. They've never been able to catch him in a lie. Now Harris may be able to do that, or he may not. All we know is Harris fell in with a den of thieves, and he got hooked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could Blago Cause Trouble for Daley? | 12/13/2008 | See Source »

...seem to connect with the specific lyrics she's singing, but it's expressing something - if only her fierce love of performing and need for affirmation. The concert is a testament to the power of an indomitable star of diminishing powers who still has enough adrenaline, musical instincts and smart packaging to get up there and demand our love. Maybe she even deserves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Liza Minnelli Onstage: Resistance Is Futile | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

...their college years have proven to be an invaluable source for developing and honing the writers’ comedic writing.The Lampoon provided a forum in which Downey could sharpen his skills. “It’s a nice environment because it’s a bunch of smart-ass types who rub the edges off of most people,” he says. Likewise, all the hours that Kenward spent hanging out in the Castle during his time at Harvard helped him to think critically about writing comedy. “Part of it is just making your...

Author: By Anna E. Sakellariadis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lampoon Writers Ready for Primtetime | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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