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...Panic of 1837 but was bailed out by the country's richest man, fur magnate John Jacob Astor. Astor's associate Moses Taylor built City into a bulwark of sound finance--big capital reserves, stingy lending standards--that bankrolled the Union during the Civil War and easily withstood the first postwar financial panic...
...Beyond money, the Mafia is a study in power. Provenzano withstood conditions of abject poverty in order to reign over a vast criminal network from the heartland of the Italian island. (A boss who flees his home turf with a suitcase of cash is, on the other hand, considered a failure and possible traitor.) Of course, power and money feed off each other: Provenzano, for one, never stopped working to acquire wealth for Cosa Nostra, even if he couldn't spend it himself. Despite the blows to its leadership, the organization still generates billions of dollars of annual turnover...
Last night inside Levitates Pavilion, a battle raged between the Harvard women’s basketball team (5-4) and the University of Vermont (5-3). At the end of the day, it was the Crimson that withstood the forty-minute slugfest and survived, defeating the Catamounts, 69-67. “I think we came into this game with a lot to prove to ourselves,” senior Katie Rollins said. “We had to prove what we are made of, how tough we are. I think that Vermont was a good test for us. They...
Coming out of halftime with a 12-point lead, Harvard withstood several comeback runs from the Saints before putting away its third victory. Back-to-back three-pointers from Tay and Berry made the score 48-30 with 13 minutes to go in the game, and a 13-0 Harvard run with under six minutes to play put the exclamation point on an already-sealed Crimson...
...tallied 29 saves. “It’s always hard to get the first shutout,” Hoyle said. “The team was great. They helped me the whole game.” The New York, Ontario native’s resolve and prowess withstood a powerful St. Lawrence offense, which had yet to be shutout this season. Although he admits that he was nervous, Hoyle stayed calm and collected when the team faced the two-man deficit with the one goal lead on the line. “I was just taking it each...