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Will every financial institution that holds mortgage-backed securities be able to sell them to the federal government? Who determines what will be bought and from whom? Will institutions be able to recover losses they have already written off? In theory anybody could sell to the TARP (troubled asset relief program). The what and from whom would ultimately be up to the discretion of the Treasury Secretary. And if institutions were able to sell securities for more than they valued them at on their balance sheets, sure, they could reverse some losses...
...have returned to those same dishes, yet something is amiss in the dining halls. The small cards that used to detail each food’s caloric content no longer accompany every dish. This act of removal has omitted an ineffective way of keeping healthy. This removal is a relief to those who worry that the excessive attention to the number of calories in a dish exacerbates unhealthy eating habits. Furthermore, the cards were an ineffective way of maintaining healthy eating habits, given that caloric content is not a comprehensive metric for healthfulness. Providing information about the food we consume...
...Sadly, in our age ruled by liability concerns and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the once-mandated swim test is no longer a graduation requirement. No doubt the more sedentary of Harvard students can breathe a sigh of relief that they will never have to endure the indignity of forced exercise...
...planet. Schroeder, a former insurance-industry analyst, spent years interviewing Buffett, and the result is a side of the Oracle of Omaha that has rarely been seen. When Buffett's daughter tells him he doesn't have to go to his wife's funeral, he is awash with relief: "'I can't,' he said. To sit there, overwhelmed with thoughts of Susie, in front of everyone, was too much." Even the master is all too human...
...torso—are larger-than-life, so aggressive that they become confrontational. This magnitude compels as much as it repels, and the bronze Wein commonly used for these works appropriately channels their power. It is fitting that Wein is best known for the Libby Dam, the largest granite relief in America. However, the overabundance of sculptures and drawings that convey Wein’s obsession with the highly stylized human body means this type of representation gets old fast. In contrast, works such as “First Steps,” an abstract piece that only at second...