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...means “swish-swish,” is perhaps meant to imitate the sound of the bits of food as they hit the boiling water.“Shabu-shabu was historically eaten by Genghis Kahn and his hordes of fierce warriors as they trekked across the harsh terrains of Central Asia,” touts the Web site of the square’s latest addition to its shabu landscape, Shabu-Ya. The restaurant is owned by the same guys who operate another Asian fusion restaurant directly below Shabu-Ya, Shilla. According to one over-eager, smiley...

Author: By Francesca T. Gilberti, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finding the Shabu For You | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...fact that one brave dining-hall worker had to stand in front of students last Thursday night as a representative of those who felt too threatened to be there otherwise was shocking. He told us that when people are already afraid of losing their jobs in this harsh economy, Harvard’s service workers feel as though they must keep quiet about their beliefs or closeted about their sexuality in front of their managers...

Author: By Megan A. Shutzer | Title: Not at My Harvard | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...what does have a shot at working? Most proposals on the table are designed to boost demand without distorting the market and at the same time restrain supply by keeping people in their homes. But the harsh reality is that fixing the crisis will require some acknowledgment that there are a number of people out there who shouldn't be homeowners. Here's a guide to the latest ideas about what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fix the Housing Market | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...wanting to be left out, then posted a harsh warning about the condition of the global credit and financial systems, According to Reuters, "The International Monetary Fund warned of a more severe economic downturn unless governments move aggressively to fix the financial system by removing troubled assets from banks' books." Since many policy makers believe that moving toxic financial assets into "bad banks" is not a solution to the build-up of bad paper on financial firms' balance sheets, the IMF's suggestion may go unheeded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Talk Has Turned to Depression | 2/6/2009 | See Source »

Royal is also harsh with Martine Aubry, the former Labor Minister under whom Royal served as Secretary of State in the late 1990s. Aubry narrowly beat Royal for the party leadership last November. "Despite the primary, the presidential election and a more than honorable score, I'm still her junior minister, and [Aubry] will never see me otherwise," Royal contends, adding that her rival also served as a proxy for male Socialist elephants to deny Royal the party leadership. "They found a woman to battle another woman on the logic we'd beat each other bloody, and they could step...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ségolène Royal's Book-Length Whine | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

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