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...Arawaks began to resist in large numbers, the Spanish easily defeated them with their superior weaponry. Prisoners were hanged or burned to death. The rest of the Indians were rounded up for use as slave labor, some on estates and some in mines. They were worked so mercilessly that one-third died from exhaustion within eight months. In desperation, many Arawaks began to commit suicide, and some mothers even killed their own children in desperation. Those who ran away were hunted down and killed...
...former Turner head Ted Turner have a daunting task ahead of them. More than 98% of the shareholders approved the merger and they now demand strong action to finally lift the value of the stock. Since Time and Warner merged in 1990, its share price has appreciated by just one-third, seriously lagging the rest of the market. In the last six years, Disney has seen its stock rise by 130%. General Electric's has advanced by 180%. And Microsoft, while not in the same line of work as Time Warner, has pleased investors with a 1,260% jump...
Women scorned, women afraid of being scorned--and some curious men along for the ride--are helping The First Wives Club break records. Its $18.9 million opening weekend was the highest ever for a so-called women's film and captured more than one-third of the movie-going market from competition such as Bruce Willis' Last Man Standing. The characters played by Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler are like the Furies crossed with the Three Stooges--college friends spurned by their husbands in middle age who plan a madcap payback. But for all the one-liners...
Tuition at my private high school ran about $10,000 per year and gave us classes of between 12 and 15 people; tuition at Harvard is twice that, and yet we're given sections with one-third to two-thirds more students. It makes one wonder where the money goes...
With a PBH fund-raising campaign on the horizon, it is more important than ever that the University listens to the public service organization's members, and vice versa. With nearly one-third of students at the College involved in some kind of public service during their time here, it is crucial that Harvard and PBH work together on making the programs stronger than ever. We are glad the tensions have lessened, and we hope to see a PBH in the future that benefits from the expanded infrastructure and puts the disputes of the past behind...