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Harvard purchased over $35 million worth of shares in Bank of America and invested several million dollars in other U.S. financial firms as well. Additionally, the University purchased stakes in companies that have been the target of high-profile takeovers, including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, recently purchased by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, and Cadbury PLC, recently acquired by Kraft Foods...
...puts a target on us for the Ivy season,” Harvard coach Dave Fish ’72 said. “But we’re going to enjoy it today and keep getting better...
...offers an appealingly simple explanation for a devastating and confusing ailment that seems to arrive like a thief in the night. It has been diagnosed with ever greater frequency, and the number of vaccines given in childhood has also grown in the past 20 years, making them an easy target for blame. Experts believe much of the increase in autism-spectrum-disorder diagnoses stems from better detection, less stigma and broader definitions of autism, but this explanation fails to satisfy many afflicted families...
...Studios theme park as well as fine dining and hotels, and so are not solely reliant on gaming. (Local families who elect to only visit Universal Studios and not gamble, for instance, would not have to pay the casino entrance fee.) "Resorts World is on track to reach its target of 13 million visitors in its first year of operations," says Robin Goh, Assistant Director of Communications at Resorts World Sentosa. Executives from Adelson's Marina Bay Sands resort echo the sentiment. "While the casino is an important component of our integrated resort, our convention center, entertainment, celebrity chef restaurants...
...leader down - just what Nigeria does not need. "He owes all Nigerians a duty to act fast," Lagos-based Guardian daily newspaper said in an editorial two days after his appointment. Or as the rebel commander Mack Anthony says: "Our man being at the helm does not mean our target has been achieved. If within 90 days Jonathan does not perform, we will go back to the creeks to re-launch the militancy...