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...some finance experts think that by focusing the discussion on who pays for ratings, a much larger issue is missed entirely. Since the 1930s, regulators themselves have relied on the judgment of private ratings agencies - thus giving the companies exalted status and immunizing them from competition that might otherwise keep them honest. It started with bank regulators in 1936, and over the years different parts of the government, overseeing everything from insurance companies to money market mutual funds, have turned to the ratings agencies for guidance. (Vote for the 2009 TIME 100 Finalists...
Joining the Elite. If free upgrades are what you're after, here's how: American Airlines AAdvantage members can register to earn double elite-status qualifying miles for flights, which puts them on the fast track toward gaining Gold, Platinum or Executive Platinum status. Elite-level membership gives you mileage bonuses, upgrade privileges and various other perks. To have your flight qualify, book by June 15 and register here with promotion code DBEQM before you travel...
United Airlines is also offering Mileage Plus members a quicker way to elite. Customers who register (do it here), book and complete travel by June 15, 2009, will earn double elite-qualifying miles. Elite status gets you upgrades (or complimentary seating in Economy Plus, where you'll have five inches of extra legroom) and access to priority check-in, security and boarding lines...
...side streets of Pune. People swerved and tailgated to get a closer look, waving and shouting, "Hey, Nano!" as the car passed. When we stopped, a crowd immediately gathered. "It looks very appealing to the eye," says Bhagwat Pulsandar, 25, a Pune law student. "Possessing a car is a status symbol," says Rajib Das, 30, a shopkeeper in Sukantonagar, West Bengal, who says he wants to be the first in his village to own a Nano. "Who wouldn't want to rise in life?" (See pictures of muscle cars...
...Cabot resident noted that some freshmen reacted to their assignment with silence...followed by door shutting. Not unsurprising, considering their newfound Quad status. But one would have expected to see at least a few blocking groups crying. Even new Dunsterites were said to have reacted positively to the Moose-spearheaded contingency...