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...most within their own city. So the people who can least afford to lose rent control are the ones who lose it first. As a result, CTOC claims, rents on apartments in certain neighborhoods--middle- and lower-income districts and some industrial areas--tend to rise before others, creating friction among people looking for apartments...
...atmosphere at the school remained highly charged yesterday, and the future of the school and of its dean remains unpredictable; this week's tempest may turn out only to be a three-day blow. But as one GSD faculty member said last week, "There is a certain friction at the school. Without friction there is no creativity, but when it goes on too long, with misunderstanding after misunderstanding, the atmosphere ceases to be conducive to constructive work...
Despite apparent lack of disagreement between faculty members within departments, faculty and students hinted at the existence of interdepartmental friction. It was suggested that the plan of Gund Hall is not conductive to interaction between departments as there is no central meeting point. Professor Soltan pointed out that the Urban Design Program was founded as a bridge between the other three departments but was first an extension of architecture. He remarked that in order to implement its goals the program must be allembracing. U.D. students concurred that the program must be broadened beyond the architectural point of view and that...
...young within the party. Of the 19 current Politburo members, one is 90, two are over 80 and four others are over 70. Most of the others are believed to be over 60. In China, where 60% of the people are under 25, gerontocratic rule could eventually cause explosive friction...
...smoldering border dispute, and radical Algeria fell in line behind Saudi Arabia's moderate pricing policies when the Saudis presented Algeria with a generous loan. Un-gluing OPEC, if it could still be done at all, would require extraordinarily disruptive measures by the U.S.; for example, actively fostering friction between such rivals as Iran and Saudi Arabia...