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...Segal reached the height of fame as a professional writer with “Love Story.” Originally conceived as a screenplay, “Love Story” first appeared in novel form and enjoyed a lengthy presence on The New York Times bestseller list, selling millions of copies. The 1970 film version, starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw, grossed almost $200 million and has been said to have rescued then-struggling Paramount Pictures from financial collapse...
...study was actually two studies, both conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The first one, which focused on adults, surveyed 5,555 men and women age 20 and older, using their height and weight measurements to calculate what's known as body mass index (BMI). In general, people with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight, and those with a 30 or higher are obese...
Another athlete with high expectations delivered in Hanover, as junior Sean Gil captured Harvard’s lone victory, finishing first in the pole vault. Gil’s height of 4.57 meters gave him an edge of 0.15 meters above his nearest competitor...
...last time Harvard issued debt was in December 2008, at the height of the global financial crisis, when it borrowed $2.5 billion to raise cash, refinance risky short-term debt, and terminate certain investment agreements. The move drew heavy media attention and criticism, with a Forbes cover story suggesting that Harvard was in a "cash-raising panic...
What's more, unlike the situation at the height of the credit crunch, corporations are able to raise money from investors. On Tuesday alone, corporations sold $23.5 billion in bonds, making it the second most active day in debt sales by companies on record. In 2009, corporations issued $712 billion in investment-grade bonds, up from $646 billion...