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...Porsche denied any responsibility for the stock market tumult caused by its announcement. And it sought to assuage its critics by promising to sell shares totaling about 5% of VW back to the market to allow banks to close their positions - at a handsome profit, of course, because Porsche first started buying VW shares when they cost $45. No one in Germany is crying any tears for the hedge fund losses, of course, but the episode has alerted many to the fact that casino capitalism isn't confined to Wall Street. And presumably some badly burned high rollers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hedge Funds Shorting VW Stung By Porsche | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...child’s needs. By creating more thorough IEPs, schools could identify which children would, in the short-term, be best suited to the atmosphere currently found in private education and which students benefit from being in public schools’ environments. This distinction would then allow the schools to, over time, institute programs that are responsive to different students’ needs. One suggestion that reaches outside of the classroom is encouraging social services agencies to conduct early screenings for disabilities. Due to the increasing belief in critical periods of development, researchers say that early diagnosis?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Crucial Needs | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...model Alessandra Ambrosio doesn’t need a Harvard degree to rock our 17th-century insignia. For the fall of 2008, Harvard participated in Victoria’s Secret “Pink” limited edition collegiate line, requiring the Harvard trademark office to allow the panty company permission to use the Ivory Tower logos on a limited amount of goods. Harvard allows pretty much anything from glassware to backpacks to be licensed, but obtaining rights to the trademark is not easy. In order to acquire trademark licenses, companies and individuals must go through a procedure that includes...

Author: By Stephanie M. Woo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Explained: How to Get Veritas on Your Ass | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

Inspired, Tsim’s next task is to find a fabric store that will allow her to remain on budget. “It’s all about the fabric,” she explains...

Author: By Elias A Shaaya, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Helen Tsim ’10 | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...training by Jordanian police was supported and funded by the U.S. State Department, with a U.S. security coordinator, General Keith Dayton, acting as adviser to the Palestinians - is to persuade skeptical Israelis that Palestinians can ensure security inside the West Bank, a first step in building trust that would allow Israel to turn over control to the Palestinian Authority as part of any peace agreement. So far, the plan has succeeded: The streets are safer for ordinary Palestinians, and Israelis have more confidence in their Palestinian security counterparts. But it's precisely because this unit forms part of a plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Palestinian Forces in the Hebron Minefield | 10/28/2008 | See Source »

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