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...important announcements were largely unnoticed. The first was that several measurements of unemployment worsened, approaching levels not seen since the early 1980's. Also obscured by the elation was the important disclosure that the average American household lost 18% of its net worth last year. Since that process has obviously continued in the first two months of this year, that number could be close to 25%. At its core, the information is a considerable warning that the ability of Americans to become consumers again is still severely compromised. It is another clear sign that the balance sheets of large financial...
...quintessential eco-baron and the source of Hume's best writing. Tompkins was always an outdoor adventurer - even while heading up Esprit, he would regularly disappear for months-long trips to the forests of South America - so when he burned out in the corporate world, Tompkins took his fortune, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and began steadily buying acre after acre of threatened virgin forest in Chile. But he met with considerable resistance from the Chilean government and media: the idea of a rich gringo going down to South America to protect nature, not exploit it, seemed so absurd...
Catch the off-campus buzz after the jump... It's worth it if only for the picture...
House List: Lots of event-based spam hits the Eliot list, but it's worth keeping yourself subscribed for the occasional entertaining YouTube post or random argument...
...spend too much time rejoicing for being here, as a Thursday VOID begs to be forward-looking. You know what this weekend is about: spend some time brushing up on your St. Patty's history--its worth picking up a few random facts for conversation sake. Then move straight to getting in the mood. Oops...sorry about that last one, FlyBy just couldn't resist the temptation. One last note: St. Patty's is actually Tuesday, the 17th, so if someone tries to pinch you this weekend, consider it a rare...