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...government was planning a crackdown on stock speculation, including a possible tax on capital gains. Over the past 18 months, Chen's small portfolio had almost doubled in value as the Shanghai market shot straight up. So she decided to pull the plug, suddenly afraid it would all go sour. "I sold everything just before the holiday," she says, and was blithely unaware that the Shanghai stock index plunged 8.8% on Feb. 27, its biggest one-day drop in a decade...
Nine months after a seven-goal loss in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team looked to rid itself of the sour feeling left by the Orange of Syracuse. But strong execution from a hardened Ohio State (3-1) squad and a lack of offense for the Crimson (0-1) resulted in a 13-4 Buckeye win against Harvard in front of 511 fans at a windy North Turf Field in Columbus, Ohio yesterday. And just like last May, it was the Crimson’s slow start that proved too much...
...Tigris now," says the carpenter, "I will not reach my hand out to save him." In Khadamiya, too, the narrative about Aug. 31 has changed. Karrar Hussein, 28, was crossing the bridge when the stampede began. Ask him about al-Obeidi, and his cheerful demeanor quickly turns sour. "That is a myth," hisses the cell-phone salesman. "That person never existed at all. He was invented by the Sunnis to make them look good." Rather than jumping in to help, he claims, the people of Adhamiya laughed and cheered as Shi'ites drowned...
Recognizing that Valentine’s Day lends itself better to absurdity than romance has made me into a Valentine’s convert. Every Valentine’s Day can potentially turn sour, even if you’re with someone you care about. As a senior in high school, my boyfriend and I went out to a Mexican restaurant and were seated at the table next to his psychiatrist. Last year, my boyfriend at the time insisted we “do something special” for Valentine’s Day, and it wasn?...
...loss leaves a sour taste in the mouths of some Harvard players...