Roughly 60 percent of the YES kids live below the poverty line, and all kinds of unpredictable problems arise as they transition from Lennox or Buford to Brentwood and Harvard-Westlake.

WSJ: The Unlikely Reformer | Innovator of the Year 2012 Education

Ken Rogoff happily offered the world a signpost: Things are bad yes, but if you can get government debt below 90% you have a chance.

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Yes, Louisiana tempted nature by building a great city below Lake Pontchartrain.

NPR: Defying Gravity, and Odds, in New Orleans

It helps, yes, especially if you can keep the interest rate below the inflation rate, but not as much as it used to.

FORBES: Inflation Won't Cut the Budget Deficit

Have a look through the read links below, and just in case you're wondering -- yes, you can expect English translations directly on their site for the best IFA has to offer going forward.

ENGADGET: German at IFA 2009: early morning roundup

Yes we have just recently purchased them, but at prices well below their old highs.

FORBES: Is The Market Recoiling? Get Ready To Rumble

Yes, I know, the Facebook IPO is some 30 percent or so below its issue price.

FORBES: The Incredible Success of the Facebook IPO

Yes, people bought more than a year ago, but their consumption came in below expectations in several districts.

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