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...those places: or at least, not the stretch of brick sidewalk between FlyBy's lair on Plympton Street and the stately Sheraton Commander, where we were due to have our first date with the nation's economic destinymakers. Wearing shirts and ties and walking along Garden Street beside a be-suited Industry Expert, retained specially by FlyBy for the event, our blogging correspondents found themselves subject to the once-over of a slick-looking Asian man wearing a shoulder bag, who raised his eyebrows in knowing recognition...
...braced by a promise of anonymity and by an immutable love for the financial services industry, the Expert was retained, and did deliver the skinny on Blackstone during the brisk walk along Garden Street. Private equity, buying up huge amounts of debt, emerging out of the debt bubble, etc., etc. We can't claim to have understood the whole thing. But the bottom line? "Blackstone sort of represents the thing that caused the financial crisis," the Expert told...
...11Associate editorial editor Having already opted to place random clusters of lawn chairs in the Yard rather than invest in real social space, Harvard will look into other creative half-measures to address its budget deficits, including lukewarm breakfasts, Quad libraries without books, and shuttles that travel halfway down Garden Street.--Jessica A. Sequeira ’11Associate editorial editor When confused PAFs and freshman advisors query University Hall, administrators will realize that they forgot to include a History category in the General Education requirements. They will respond by forming a committee. After 21 years of deliberation, the College will...
...meantime, the family is trying to save. Brian's father, a barber with a shop opposite the courthouse, has some farmland outside of town. Brian planted a garden and takes home vegetables; Debbie calculates that they have shaved $125 a month off their grocery bill, but most of their savings come from other cutbacks. They dropped their membership at the local country club, saving $110 a month. They no longer spend $350 to $400 per month on babysitting now that Brian looks after Logan. Their weekly dinner date? Gone, saving another $175 or so per month...
...garden is an incredibly potent symbol. It came up over and over in interviews. And people do see it as something which is a - just a symbol of all these other ideas that we're talking about...