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...Canada withstood the subprime tornado better than other countries, and should the Canadian banking system be a model for G-7 and G-20 leaders when they gather in Washington on Nov. 15? Consider that the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, an influential think tank whose annual conference attracts the likes of Bill Gates and Tony Blair, earlier this month ranked Canada's banking system as the soundest in the world. The U.S. came in at No. 40, and Germany and Britain ranked 39 and 44, respectively. (Switzerland was No. 16, just ahead of Namibia.) "For Canadian banks, having higher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Canada's Banks Don't Need Help | 11/10/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard withstood the Princeton attack for the next 30 minutes, and it looked as if the score would be 1-0 at halftime. But with only a minute to go until the break, the Tigers gained another penalty corner, and the combination of Arner, Perrelle, and Schreyer connected for a score. Schreyer received the ball inside of the circle and fired a shot past Crimson goaltender Kylie Stone for her seventh goal of the season...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Losses Push Harvard Below .500 in League Play | 10/26/2008 | See Source »

...look at the edge of the circle. Schreyer wound up and ripped a shot to the right of the cage. The ball appeared to be heading wide of the goal, but, with a little luck, it ricocheted off the stick of a Harvard defender and into the net. Harvard withstood the Princeton attack for the next 30 minutes, and it looked as if the score would be 1-0 at halftime. But with only a minute to go until the break, the Tigers gained another penalty corner, and the combination of Arner, Perrelle, and Schreyer connected for a score. Schreyer...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nationally-Ranked Tigers Hammer Crimson | 10/26/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard women’s soccer team.The numbers add up quite nicely for the Crimson’s fantastic foursome of defender Nikki Rhodes, forward Erin Wylie, and midfielders Rachael Lau and Allison Keeley, first featured together in the Crimson on September 28, 2005.Having since then withstood three different coaches and countless teammate changes, these four of the five seniors on the current team remain today as a steady ship of calm amidst the seas of turmoil. “We’re the first core group of upperclassmen that have stuck together in the last couple years...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Super Seniors' Superb Season | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

...were to ever build a house on the coast, I'm going to contact the guy who built this.' AARON REED, spokesman for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, marveling at a lone house that withstood Hurricane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

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