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...fast-growing sport of mixed martial arts, Couture, 46, is an aging man in a sport that can obliterate even young, healthy bones. As such, he amounts to a litmus test for the next wave of young MMA athletes, who have to wonder, how long can we hang around this grueling sport? Mixed martial arts, after all, is a violent sport that combines wrestling, boxing, jiu-jitsu and other forms of combat fighting. So in spite of the money he can make, won't Couture see the lasting damage inflicted on so many fighters, like pro boxers, who just hang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Randy Couture: Ultimate Fighting's Ageless Wonder | 8/29/2009 | See Source »

...Ph.D. students, but it's a fairy tale," he says. "People know when they read the adverts they can get their Ph.D. for money and not for their [academic] work." Theisen says these Ph.D. scams are big business, with the rewards more than just an impressive diploma to hang on the wall: "People who buy their Ph.D. titles then go on to demand more money from their employers in their future careers." (See 10 perfect jobs for the recession - and after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Ph.D. Scandal: Were Degrees Bought? | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...stored in underground reservoirs. The pressure of the gas and the type of reservoir can make injection and extraction cycles difficult and lengthy processes. Until traders see extra storage realized, the natural gas market will be priced in steep contango, meaning prices of natural gas for future delivery will hang far above the current price. The low prices now represent the abundance of unusable and potentially unstorable gas, a situation that will not last. (Read "Can Steven Chu Win the Fight Over Global Warming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Oil Explodes, Why Natural Gas Prices Stay Low | 8/27/2009 | See Source »

...that reason, Williams believes those lenders need to step up and do more to help struggling local homeowners revise their loans and hang on to their houses - and he wants to give his frustrations some legal teeth. Williams has proposed a city ordinance that could penalize banks that fail to offer modifications before starting foreclosure proceedings. Local governments have no formal legal oversight over banks, but under Williams' ordinance, if a lender's number of foreclosure actions in Miami Gardens over a designated period exceeds the number of loan modifications it offers to financially burdened or delinquent homeowners, the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How One City May Punish Banks for Foreclosures | 8/25/2009 | See Source »

...Saturday, you’ll probably hang out with your new “friends” and prepare for the first chance dance (a mandatory social gathering in our eyes). While traditionally held in Annenberg, this year the dance is in the Quad, allowing you an opportunity to travel to that far-off (not really) and magical (yes, really) place. The party is loud, sweaty, crowded, exceptionally awkward, and yes, your “first chance” to “get to know” your 1,600 classmates in a slightly different setting...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Freshman Week: Accepting Your Awkwardness | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

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