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With the pressure lifted from his shoulders, Kelley thrived, providing stalwart defense and forcing Eagles netminder Matti Kaltiainen to make a spectacular save on a blistering shot from just inside the blue line...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn and Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Lannon Sits, Frosh Debuts on ‘D’ | 11/17/2004 | See Source »

...Forgotten has the makings of an intelligent paranoid thriller, but I found nothing spectacular or terrifying in it, only government agents scrambling to hide a conspiracy and scrambled plot lines trying to hide a lack of creativity, despite the guarantee a seemingly competent cast should offer. Julianne Moore’s Telly Paretta is a likeable everywoman. Her therapist (Gary Sinise), is appropriately authoritar ian, while her husband (ER’s Anthony Edwards) appears to be phoning in his support from another planet. They are too hampered by the product they’ve been asked to deliver...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Headline | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

...think that Greg is a spectacular economist and spectacular representative of our profession in Washington,” Professor of Economics David I. Laibson said. “In the interest of our department he should come back, but in the interest of the country he should stay in Washington...

Author: By Javier C. Hernandez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mankiw May Return From D.C. | 11/9/2004 | See Source »

Under fire throughout as a result, Grumet-Morris, who recorded 32 saves, singlehandedly kept Harvard in contention with his spectacular play...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ECAC's Best Sweep M. Hockey | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

...yield is risky. In mid-October, for instance, department-store company Saks offered a dividend yield above 16%. But the stock had fallen 33% over the previous six months, and uneven sales trends have dogged the company for the past two years. This may turn out to be a spectacular opportunity for investors--but it carries significant uncertainties. Franklin's Felicelli suggests zeroing in on large blue-chip companies with a history of strong earnings growth and a management team that is dividend-centric. "You want a focus toward shareholders," he explains, "where companies have been growing cash flows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investing: High-Flying Dividends | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

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