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...declaring all assets. Recent polls show that 56% of Swiss now support helping foreign countries identify tax evaders, up from just 20% last year. Even some ministers and bankers agree that changes to the 75-year-old law might be necessary to avoid continued pressure from abroad. "The fact that the Swiss no longer fervently defend this treasured tradition also shows a change in how they view the banking industry now," Bretholz says. "They don't want to be seen as a nation that hides other people's money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Swiss Question Their Once Proud Banks | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...works, that is. Ford would like the markets to view this as a series of decisions made from a position of strength. The fact that it is not asking for money from the government would appear to make that true. In reality, holders of Ford's paper would probably rather bargain with the company now than with the government a year from now when every U.S. auto firm will need money again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Was Inevitable: Ford Can't Dodge the Financial Bullet | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...says.) But the discrepancies in impairment between age groups in the current study were not attributable to differences in metabolism. Despite self-perceived differences in intoxication, actual increases in blood-alcohol content happened at similar rates in both age groups - which may be due in part to the fact that these older adults were healthier and more robust than average, says Nixon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Older Drinkers Less Able to Judge When They're Drunk | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...someone have a question in the back? No, those building are not public housing projects, but in fact Canaday, a freshman dorm and home of the “Canaday renaissance,” a movement expressed primarily through Top 40 hip-hop and some seriously awesome pong. I mean, seriously. Seriously, man, you don’t even know...

Author: By Daniel K Bilotti and Vincent M Chiappini, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Prestige and Mobility: A Real Deal Tour for Junior Parents | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...While the proliferation of bicycles in Paris has created a new form of pushy and irresponsible behavior rivaling that of the city's motorists, it may not, in fact, be true that the worst two-wheeled offenders are usually Vélib' renters - despite the statistics that suggest as much. The number of Paris accidents involving cyclists has exploded 37.2% since the scheme was introduced, surging from 506 crashes in 2006 to nearly 700 in 2007 (including three Vélib' rider deaths that year; there were four in 2008). However, that surging accident rate is largely accounted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard from Paris: Cyclists Behaving Badly | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

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