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...government ends up in de facto control of two of the largest industries in the country, it probably will not have done taxpayers any favors. Should the economy gets worse, the amount of the government's ownership, and its exposure, will grow as it protects its investment and support of "strategic" industries with more capital. It is not far-fetched to believe that the Fed could end up having a 50% stake in Citigroup...
...homeowners' monthly payments to as little as 31% of gross income - but that only covered first mortgages. This seriously alarmed some investors in mortgage-related securities, since many second mortgages are owned by the same companies that service the loans. The companies were essentially getting paid to trim the amount owed to outside investors while not necessarily taking a haircut themselves...
...found that helium-3—a rare noble gas isotope that is extremely depleted on Earth—proved to be a good tracer for the dust particles. “If you imagine material from space is raining down at a constant rate, and you measure the amount, you can basically figure out time,” he says. Today, Mukhopadhyay says he spends half his time trying to understand processes deep in the Earth’s interior and the other half understanding surface processes. The two, he says, are intimately connected, although perhaps...
...provided the supply is regulated well on both national and international levels. That can include stiffer regulations against industrial pollution (plus policies that ensure dirty water is employed for nonvital uses like landscaping) and more efficient agricultural practices, such as drip irrigation, that would cut down on the enormous amount of water wasted in farming. More rational pricing of water, even in poor nations, can help reduce misuse on the farms and in the cities...
...every now and then. I just did Rescue Me with Denis Leary, who's a good friend. It was a really insane job for me to take, but I play a paraplegic, bitter ex-athlete. It was really challenging trying to will myself to be still for any amount of time...