Word: interest
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...breathe a sigh of relief. On April 11, the 16 members of the European Union that use the euro agreed to lend $40 billion to the struggling nation. Under the long-awaited financial-rescue plan, Greece, which is $400 billion in debt, would be able to borrow at interest rates of about 5%, significantly lower than commercial market rates, which have been higher than 7%. The International Monetary Fund is expected to offer an additional $20 billion. Greece did not immediately accept the E.U.'s overture, saying it would wait to see if the pledge alone was enough to lower...
...Undergraduate Council deserves credit for lobbying for the ATM for over a year and a half. In particular, George J. J. Hayward ’11, an inactive Crimson editor and former UC presidential candidate, deserves praise for spearheading much of the ATM initiative. Hayward’s genuine interest in improving student welfare is laudable; his dedication in pursuing the issue shows he was interested in more than just making empty campaign promises...
Eshoo said in support of her amendment, “The American people must have confidence that government employees are working in the best interests of the nation, not in their personal self-interest.” It’s a nice sentiment, and in an ideal world it would be true. But if Eshoo gets her way, the next time Robert Ludlum publishes a story, don’t be surprised if Jason Bourne is working full-time for Goldman Sachs...
...this interest in going green has been accompanied by a growing demand for energy—a demand that is expected, according to the Energy Information Administration, to rise nearly 26 percent by 2030. In my class on thermodynamics last semester, fuel-cell technology received a lot of attention, and I’ve been flagged down countless times by insistent, blue-shirted activists who solicit signatures for the proposed wind farm on Nantucket Sound. However, there is another technology being embraced by the proponents of green technology and by evolving government policy, that is making headlines. It generates...
...He’s always exhibited an interest in each of us here—our families, where we’re from, and where we’re going,” Purcell says. “Not just an interest, but an interest in helping...