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...census workers in January 2008 marks a 55 person increase from 2007, due mostly to a seven percent increase in homeless families living in Cambridge shelters. Berman said that the increase in homelessness is mostly a result of the beginning of a new transitional housing program in Cambridge that accounts for the addition of 15 families to the homeless population. “The count of homelessness is done on the basis of geographical boundaries, but it’s a function as much as anything of where there are program beds, so the more program beds there...
Island Def Jam executive Steve Gawley gave an insider’s account of the changing strategy of record companies to a packed lecture hall at Harvard Law School (HLS) Friday. Gawley, an HLS graduate, focused his talk on the highly publicized all-in-one contracts of big-name stars such as Madonna and Jay-Z. He said that despite the threat of music piracy to CD sales, the music industry continues to thrive with profitable tours and merchandising. “Music has never been more popular,” said Gawley, adding that he is not convinced...
...accident because you weren't able to oversee [the business] properly." So, at roughly 10,000-strong, C. Hoare & Co.'s customer base has reached its limits. Those that do make it in tend to be very well-heeled: investment portfolios at the bank average $1.5 million, while basic account holders maintain balances of anywhere from $2 million in the black to similar amounts in the red. But it's not enough to be rich. Clients must also "be extremely well introduced and have impeccable credentials," says Hoare. New money may be hotly courted elsewhere, but not here. "Our policy...
...discussion, the panelists talked on topics ranging from gender equity in Rwanda to the controversy of declaring that basic sustenance a human right. Farmer described plans that governments can pursue in order to maximize their health care potential and better assist the poor. The internationally acclaimed professor colored his account with anecdotes and images, interspersing them throughout his presentation. At one point, he characterized an emaciated man on screen as “suffering from the two diseases you’d expect, malaria and tuberculosis, [and] suffering from a third disease, poverty.” Farmer emphasized that comprehensive...
...Although it appears that corn ethanol may not manage to break even on the greenhouse gas balance sheet when its detrimental side effects are taken into account, biofuels from other sources deserve a close look...