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...going to have my best quarter if you gave me that money. I wonder how many people in the inner cities would love a little bailout money to get out the hole they are in and have one of their best years ever. This wasn't a gift; it was a theft. They stole the people's money by gambling with it. They took the pension funds of working people and gambled away their money, and went back to the same working people and asked for $700 billion more of their money...
...Cahill, she'll be packing the collapsible travel hoop she received as a wedding gift to take with her on her honeymoon. And she has lost so much weight that she had to buy an entirely new gown just three months before her wedding day. "It's the best problem a bride could run into," says Cahill, "and I owe it all to hooping...
...billion drop. Faust reminded audience members that payout from the endowment will decline by 8 percent in dollar value for at least this year and the next. Harvard’s other two income streams—tuition and fundraising—also shrank, with gift receipts down 8 percent. Over the past year, massive budget cuts across the board resulted in slowed faculty hiring, 275 layoffs, early retirement incentives, as well as a slowdown in Allston construction. Capital spending is expected to decrease by roughly 50 percent, Faust said, to keep spending in line with the University?...
...next year, we intend to flood the D-zone with journalists, photographers, videographers and bloggers from TIME and TIME.com, Fortune and Fortune.com, CNNMoney.com, Money, even Sports Illustrated. Some will live in the house - dubbed the "D-Shack" after Detroit-area native Kid Rock dropped by with a housewarming gift of a Gothic D (for the mantel) plus a keg of his Badass Beer - and others will stay there while reporting. The house will be a gathering place and a clearinghouse; we've already had Mayor Dave Bing over for dinner and thrown a lawn party to greet our new neighbors...
Head over to the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel to indulge in the decadence of the first annual New England Dessert Showcase. Sample chocolate, cookies, and ice cream all day long from a huge selection of local vendors. VIP tickets will score you a gift bag and access to a cocktail reception...