The Owls resembled the Owls of yesteryears

"Looking ahead, the industrial downturn looks set todeepen," said Jennifer McKeown of consultancy Capital Economics. Leading economists have forecast the German downturn couldlead to a contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) of as muchas four percent this year, which would more be than four timesworse than the economy's previous postwar nadir. But with interest rates already approaching zero, centralbanks are running out of room and may soon have to think aboutmore unconventional steps of boosting the economy. In the United States, where 524,000 people lost their jobsin December alone, rates have already fallen to between 0 and0.25 percent and the Federal Reserve has started buying upassets in its own form of quantitative easing, or boosting themoney supply ID:nN09282664 (Additional reporting by Nicklas Pollard in Stockholm,Andrew Hay in Madrid, Crispian Balmer in Paris, Marcin Grajewskiin Brussels, Dave Graham in Berlin and David Milliken in London;editing by Stephen Nisbet). NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Freddie Mac (FRE.N) (FRE.P)increased a floating-rate note sale priced earlier this week to$9 billion from $8 billion, a market source familiar with thesale said on Friday. (Reporting by Caryn Trokie; Editing by Tom Hals) Stocks Bonds IPOs. With a resounding 56-17 victory over Akron, the pride of Philly, aka the Temple Owls, recorded their eighth win of the season and their eighth straight win as well.Temple moved to 8-2, their best record since 1979s Garden State Bowl season.After striking first, Temple committed two consecutive turnovers and faced a 17-7 deficit to the lowly Zips.

The Owls resembled the Owls of yesteryears.A bad bout of nostalgia manifested itself in the form of a lump in the pit of my stomach. Fortunately I was able to battle it off with the help of my newfound friend Bud Light Wheat (surprisingly decentthink Blue Moon on a budget).However, this Owls team is not your daddys.Coach Al Golden, whose Midas touch has resulted me in dubbing him the Golden Boy, appeared confident and quickly calmed down the Owls. Stellar freshman running back Bernard Pierces two-yard touchdown run was his 15th of the season, leaving him just one shy of owning the schools single-season rushing touchdown record.Despite a conservative, milk-the-clock second half, the Owls still scored three touchdowns. The offense moved the ball consistently, especially on the ground, where backup running back Matt Brown carried the load. Golden sat Pierce most of the second half, allowing him to rest in a lopsided win.Offensively, the Owls played their best game of the season, if not the decade They scored at will, often, and every which way Nostalgia struck me again Spring break 06.

But thats another story for another time, and for another website (Penthouse Forum, Im available!) Sorry, I digress. The Owls scored 49 unanswered points and enjoyed touchdowns by six different players.While the offense torched the scoreboard, the Owls defense played phenomenal. Akron failed to score after the first quarter, and 10 of those first quarter points came off Temple turnovers. The defense throttled the Zips offense, limiting them to less than 250 total yards.Though Akron is a bad team, Temples ability to come storming back after an early deficit and play a complete game is a confidence booster as they enter the home stretch of the season. The last two games against Kent State and Ohio will determine the MAC East winners.With the Owls hot streak in full steam, Golden has the team poised for its first MAC title..