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...banks have grown dangerously exposed to the property market. Beijing alone has more than 3,000 developers, all highly leveraged. At the same time, unsold properties have increased fourfold over the past four years, totaling 2,475 million sq. ft. in 2002. "The laws of property cycles have not been repealed for China," says Peter Churchouse, who follows property trends in China for Morgan Stanley. "Eventually, the construction companies and the banks that backed them are going to get creamed...
Studying must have been easier before the time of e-mail and VCRs. In those photographs of the 1800s elite in their spacious dorms, well-dressed and smoking cigars, there is nothing in the background to imply entertainment other than books. Their options were fourfold: letter-writing, reading, drinking or smoking. Though I’m sure some tried to subsist on the latter two, how could they go about locating friends to join them without cell phones and e-mail? Studying was clearly an inevitability...
...intriguing study by Simone French, an associate professor in the University of Minnesota's department of epidemiology, found that when a sample of high school cafeterias in her state halved the prices of fresh fruits and vegetables, purchases of baby carrots doubled; apples, bananas and oranges saw a fourfold surge. In Santa Monica, Calif., similar market forces are at play in 16 schools that offer children a choice of an all-you-can-eat farmer's-market salad bar. In the hot-meal line, it's one trip only. At the lunch bell, students race for greens and blanched broccoli...
Online radio is another venue for spiritual content for kids. Founded two years ago, acaza.com is a Christian music site aimed at 12- to 24-year-olds. Relaunched in February, the station, according to general manager John Macleod, has had almost a fourfold increase in visitors. "The teen demographic has been neglected somewhat," says Macleod. The site has all the bells and whistles of other hipper-than-thou music sites, including snappy graphics, news about bands and discussion boards. Recent topic: compromised Christians (that is, those not committed enough to Christ...
...existed just a generation ago. In the past 10 years in Germany, for instance, the number of single-parent households with a man at the head has risen by 63%, with female-led households rising by 31% over the same period. In France, the number of divorces has increased fourfold since 1965, while the number of adults deciding to opt out of marriage altogether has risen by 12% since the early 1980s. In Italy, the number of divorces has increased by 30% since 1990, and fertility rates have fallen to just 1.2 children per woman - down from 1.7 children...