Word: ideas
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...government can't fix the crisis. Everything the government's tried for the past two years has been wrong. That's why the crisis continues. The idea that you can solve a problem of too much debt and too much consumption with more debt and more consumption is ludicrous on its face. What they should have done is just let everybody go bankrupt, let the bankruptcy courts reorganize everything. The Japanese tried this approach of propping up zombie banks and zombie companies; it did not work. And it's not going to work in America either...
...toys, why shouldn't Toys "R" Us sell food and paper towels? "Sometimes the fence swings both ways," says Marshall Cohen, an analyst at the NPD Group. Consumers are willing to pay for convenience, say the experts, especially when grabbing items that they really need. "Is it a good idea? It's the only idea," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a retail consultancy and investment bank. "Mothers are going to the store with their children, and to the extent you give mothers another reason to shop, you win. I compliment them for reacting. Doing nothing...
Faust explained that because the faculty of the physics department has continued to hold this idea close, the plaque really belongs to the inhabitants of the Jefferson building, not just the structure...
...reaction was simply fabulous,” he said. “When you present an idea, people usually come to you with problems and objections. But when we showed them this test, everyone said, “this makes sense”. They were floored by its logical simplicity...
...asked them if they had heard of the flu advisory. Julie was celebrating her graduation in advance, traveling on tickets that she bought on sale on the internet and could not return. But she wasn't complaining or afraid. "I am from Minneapolis-St. Paul, do you have any idea of the weather today? We arrived yesterday and this is great! Margaritas are fun and cheap. Nobody told us of any advisory. It must not be bad because my Mom has not tried to call me." Andy, 18, is also from St Paul and is very happy with Mexico, "Everybody...