Word: whirlwind
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...others, the whirlwind of activity seems more like a new variation on Mark Twain's Gilded Age, a time of reckless speculation and profiteering. Amid the hubbub of buying and selling, a host of probing questions are being asked about the stock market and its relationship to U.S. capitalism in general. Has the market become more volatile, risky and perhaps more irrational than ever before? Is it suddenly too treacherous for the ordinary investor? Is the very function of the market changing, as fast-buck artists crowd in to pursue big quick returns that have little or nothing...
...whirlwind visit to Boston filled with official speeches and ceremonies, Philippines' President Corazon C. Aquino will meet with Harvard scholars and address a Sanders Theater audience on Saturday...
Charles, Prince of Wales, took a whirlwind tour around the Boston area and was honored at a formal dinner in Memorial Hall yesterday as part of his two-day stay to commemorate Harvard's 350th anniversary...
...when Typhoon Gading drowned Manila in torrential rains last week, sending coconut trees swaying wildly in the wind and plunging much of the city deep into darkness. For in recent weeks, tremors and uncertainties have had all of Philippine politics listing between tragedy and comedy, swept up in a whirlwind of coups rumored, imagined and aborted...
...drink and drive. A world of drinking places lies just outside your door step. So close that a quick stumble fom any drinking establishment will land you in the privacy of your own bedroom. So sit back, strap yourself in (it's Massachusetts law now), and enjoy a whirlwind tour of Harvard's favorite drinking spots...