Word: blights
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...vacant homes tend to blight the neighborhood as they are ransacked for anything of value, Hartigan and Haller say, including the copper in the water pipes. Eventually, some of these homes must be destroyed and rebuilt...
...movies of this kind. And as a romance, at times feverish and at other times grim, the film works surprisingly well. There's something gripping about the relationship between this ill-assorted pair, and something touching about the way events beyond their control or understanding reach out to blight their lives...
...these days, coexisting with the urban blight are plenty of new, well-heeled residents in new, well-appointed residences: bankers and others who work at Canary Wharf, the docklands development where Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and many others have their offices. Greenwich is just a short hop from the wharf, thanks to the Docklands Light Railway. Liam Bailey, head of residential research at the real estate firm Knight Frank, says the gentrification started a decade or so ago and has accelerated in the past five years. Knight Frank is currently offering one-bedroom apartments with river views there starting...
...Even more contentious than the issue of density is the matter of socioeconomic segregation, which Allston residents say is a key factor in determining whether the new Charlesview will be an asset to Allston residents or a blight that hastens the deterioration of the neighborhood...
...they all acknowledged prayer's expansion into compassion. Nevins points out that the recurring refrain on the Day of Atonement, when Jews itemize their sins, is that "repentance, prayer and charity can annul" God's harshest judgment. Charity, he notes, can come even from those hit hard by economic blight: "There's a belief that charity from a poor person might be more meaningful than a grand gesture from the wealthy." Imam Ali cites a hadith (a saying of the Muslim prophet) in which Mohammed, in the face of persecution, prays to God, both admitting that his troubles may result...