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...explain the current financial crisis to me? No, I can only say that I hope you have done what I did, which is to buy a lot of gold, melt it down and build a suit of armor out of it so you can fight your way out of the food riots that will occur in the near future, probably next Tuesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Hodgman | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...effort to free international trade and fund postwar reconstruction, the member states agreed to fix their exchange rates by tying their currencies to the U.S. dollar. American politicians, meanwhile, assured the rest of the world that its currency was dependable by linking the U.S. dollar to gold; $1 equaled 35 oz. of bullion. Nations also agreed to buy and sell U.S. dollars to keep their currencies within 1% of the fixed rate. And thus the golden age of the U.S. dollar began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bretton Woods System | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...make purchases in the days leading up to Diwali, which falls in October or November. With faith meshing so effortlessly with commerce, the season sees sellers, advertisers and marketers urging the devout to spend money with a religious fervor, as they hawk everything from chocolates and consumer durables to gold and houses. Buying a home is considered especially propitious. What better way to welcome the goddess of wealth into one's life than by inviting Lakshmi into a new abode? Thus, the period from just before Diwali through March is usually a bonanza for the real estate industry: some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mirroring the US, India's Real Estate Sector Melts Down | 10/20/2008 | See Source »

...Adam R. Gold ’11, a Crimson editorial writer, lives in Adams House. His column appears on alternate Mondays...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Bring Back Nutrition Facts | 10/19/2008 | See Source »

...most anticipation—the Sprints heat was a bit shaky for us, and that’s really what made the final great.”The second freshman boat also had a successful season, going undefeated in its dual racing against other freshman boats and claiming another gold at Sprints. Three of its members­—Christian Wood, Ryan Bucke, and Conner Griffith—joined current senior Matt Webb to form a four, which took first place in the Grand Final of the open fours at IRAs.“Winning Eastern Sprints...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sopho-More Than You Can Handle | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

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