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...make the simulation as real as possible, the Harvard staff will be treating the U.N. Security Council to a 3 a.m. emergency wake-up sometime during the next few days. The nature of the crisis will be a surprise as well...

Author: By Kelly M. Bowdren, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: High Schoolers Gather For Harvard Model U.N. | 12/11/1992 | See Source »

...with bank rates of 3%." Bonds? "Same problem." The only alternative, he says, was the stock market. He took the plunge, scoring short-term gains in high-tech stocks and banking issues, which lulled him into a sense of security. Now he and other investors are getting a loud wake-up call from the market's bumpy decline in the past few weeks, which has raised fears of a major correction ahead. But Brown is not fleeing just yet. Asks he: "Where else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nowhere To Invest | 10/19/1992 | See Source »

...brother well. He is, after all, a blood relation. I'll compliment my parents on the adorable little home they're running--I'll definitely recommend it to my friends. And I'll be sure to inform my family that "no thank you, a wake-up call won't be necessary...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: Hotel Nebraska | 6/3/1992 | See Source »

...kind of loss you can learn from technically," Geary said. "I hope it serves as a wake-up call. Not everyone's been taking practices as seriously as they should. This weekend should shake people out of their doldrums. It evidenced a lack of concentration...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men Ruggers Lose in First Round | 4/6/1992 | See Source »

...investment firm of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods estimates Citicorp's exposure to debt at $500 million. With a total of $11 billion in American commercial real estate loans on the bank's books, the U.S "impact is significant," says Keefe, Bruyette president James McDermott. "The Olympia & York news is a wake-up call that commercial real estate remains public enemy No. 1 for U.S. banks, especially Citicorp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Real Estate The $20 Billion Question | 4/6/1992 | See Source »

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