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...local paper blared. "Prices continue to move lower." It's a "great time to be a buyer," another story reads. If there was something plaintive about those stories, it is because buyers seem to be in hibernation these days. In a report published earlier this month, the country's central bank said the "number of residents willing to buy a home in the next three months is at a record...
...arrested as roads have been blocked in a desperate effort to halt the march. Section 144, a British colonial-era law that forbids any gathering of four or more people, has been extended to the North West Frontier Province - although armed militants seem exempt from the order. In the central city of Multan, police and intelligence officials impounded vehicles, forcing the protesters to make the journey on foot. Under a beaming sun, they were overcome by exhaustion, just a few miles out of the city. Travel bans have been imposed on three leaders of the lawyers' protest...
...finance ministers, along with central-bank governors, are meeting this weekend near London to prepare for next month's summit and smooth out their differences. The summit will mark Obama's first visit to Europe since becoming President, and he will take with him a huge aura of expectation. But if leaders cannot agree on a common approach to fighting the crisis, their meeting could be nothing more than a glorified photo opportunity...
...farmers, they rotated some portion of their land to growing corn. Between feed and the ethanol industry they did well. As a matter of fact, the ethanol industry had a supplier and that allowed the alternative energy movement to grow into an industry. Alternative use of assets is central to a number of industries that need to be revitalized. The car business has a chance to use its strengths to gain back some of its vitality permanently if it can make this transition...
...almost 90 years, Central Barber Shop has been located at 1611 Massachusetts Avenue—commonly referred to as The Bence Building—in Agassiz, but now Harvard is forcing it to relocate, citing environmental concerns. In 2007, Harvard discovered that there were dry-cleaning solvents emanating from Crimson Cleaners, another business in the Bence complex, according to Mary Power, senior director of community communications at Harvard. The results of extensive studies by the University showed that the solvents had “significant” effects on the environment. In response, Harvard started to terminate its leases with...