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...Importantly, all three companies promised to make money by 2012, even in a worst-case scenario of selling just 12 million cars and light trucks annually - 4 million fewer than in 2007. The key is a revamped portfolio more heavily weighted to smaller cars and crossovers, as well as to hybrids and electrics that are far more efficient than the current fleet. That's crucial because Detroit currently loses money making cars in North America. You see the problem...
Stronger concrete translates into significant gains for the environment because it can be used more thinly, consuming considerably fewer raw materials than regular concrete. Moreover, concrete has some properties that make it intrinsically energy-efficient when used in buildings. It insulates well because it doesn't let in wind and water. Its density also means it stores heat during the day and releases it at night, enabling savings on air conditioning and heating; architects including Ferrier are playing with such possibilities as they design their new buildings. And the ultra-high-performance concretes can be put to surprising uses...
...Questions are not fewer because of the recent switch in tactics - if anything, they've increased: What was the point of the TARP in the first place? Where do we go now that Citi's been bailed out? Do toxic assets remain on other institutions' books? And if so, why? Is it too difficult for the government to price them and run the auctions that would get rid of them? So Tim, do us all a favor. Make two long, sober speeches: one explaining systemic risk, and one explaining, conceptually, what you will be up to once you take over...
...jobs bank, where workers on long-term layoff basically collect almost all of their wages while not working. The jobs bank had become a hot-button issue that was impeding the domestic carmakers' efforts to obtain federal assistance before the end of the year. Fewer than 4,000 workers at the three companies now collect wages through the jobs bank, which applies only after the workers have been on indefinite layoff for more than 48 weeks...
Even the language-intensive track would require students to take fewer classes in Greek or Latin—six rather than the current eight...