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...Unless this plan pushes the clearing price for bonds up to $0.95, then I don't think the banks can participate," says Tyler Durden, a former Wall Street trader who now writes the popular finance blog ZeroHedge.com. "If the price is significantly less than that, banks are going to need more cash from the government or some other solution like nationalization to be able to survive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geithner's Toxic-Loan Plan Could Be Toxic for Banks | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...course, even if high-speed rail were to become a popular mode of transportation in the United States, there would still be significant demand for car and airplane travel. Nevertheless, high-speed trains would relieve airport and highway congestion by providing a competitive alternative mode of transportation. Fewer cars on the road means less traffic for those who choose to drive. Airlines will offer far fewer short-haul flights, which reduces the number of delays and frees up runway space for the long-distance flights that train travel cannot compete with. Best of all, a shift toward rail travel eliminates...

Author: By Anthony P. Dedousis | Title: All Aboard | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

...feet and then crumple in flames, posed a real safety threat. Obviously, students cannot be allowed to endanger themselves and others with reckless behavior, but a degree of trust must be maintained between authorities and those whom they protect. We fail to see the pressing danger of the popular boat release commensurate with the enthusiasm of the police response. HUPD plays a key role in the lives of all Harvard students, maintaining their safety and peace of mind. Yet, as a college police force, discretion should be the crux of policy. HUPD is, after all, looking after the students...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Burn, Baby, Burn | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

...Thorne ’11, WHRB’s Chief Studio Engineer, says, “A lot of Harvard kids have iPhones and iTouches. When I had one, radio applications like Pandora and Blast FM were really popular. Making one for us seemed like the logical thing...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna | Title: WHRB Launches New iPhone App | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

...just me or is everyone giving their dog a human name? There's a list of the most common names among policy-holders for pet insurance and the most popular dog names are Jake and Chloe and Bella - they're very similar to the names in my daughter's preschool. They're not the kind of names you'd find in dog cartoons. There are no Spots or Fidos. I think that speaks to what's going on and how we view pets as a part of the family. If you look at older descriptions of dogs on headstones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do We Love Our Dogs More than People? | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

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