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...Bailout Fallout This notion of a government bailout is not a question of liberal vs. conservative but one of right or wrong [Oct. 6]. This one is wrong. The burden will fall on the people who need this money much more than greedy executives do. The executives should go down, just as any of us would have to. I realize the economic implications, but this country was built on sacrifice, and we may have to sacrifice again. Nicholas Gamba, Sayreville, New Jersey...
...London lowlifes and a missing "lucky painting." But the real suspense surrounding Guy Ritchie's RockNRolla is this: Can the writer-director return to his early form and fame - when his debut feature Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels made him the hot young bloke - and emerge from the career burden of being Mr. Madonna? It's got to be time-consuming, and reputation-deflating, for a distinctive filmmaker to be dodging the paparazzi, shopping for a baby in Malawi and enduring gossip that your wife is palling around with A-Rod. Simply finding time to work while sharing a flat...
...think this is a model that Apple will be somewhat envious of," says ABI Research's Kevin Burden...
...least five percent of their endowment every year. The complaint from schools in recent years that they don’t have a consistent need to spend that much is unfounded; universities can use leftover money to subsidize textbooks or other outside costs that add to the financial burden on the student. While the IRS has the right to study the fiscal practices of universities, it would be an injustice to remove the tax-exempt status of these institutions. Instead, they should require that universities earn their tax-exempt statuses by mandating that they spend at least five percent...
...organizations, clubs and societies alike seemed to hit the ground running—that is, all except for the Undergraduate Council, whose flawed election schedule leaves students virtually without representation during the summer and the first month back in Cambridge. Instead of the president and vice president shouldering the burden alone—leading to logistical difficulties and stalling progress on ongoing projects—the UC should continue to meet with the same representatives as the year before, until elections determine a changing of the guard in October...