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Virtually all of the builders, with the exception of NVR Inc., are expected to continue posting losses through 2010 and are not expected to report a significant rebound in earnings and home prices until 2011 or possibly 2012 at the earliest, says George. Also, the federal tax credit, if not extended, will expire on Nov. 30, which could slow the housing recovery further...
...there with the idea of becoming a spokesperson for the army or an apologist for the war,” he says. “I’m interested in human stories, in what it takes for a young man or a young woman to leave home at 18 years old and suddenly find themselves transported into a situation where they might be killed for their country, about what it is to miss people, and what it is to come home.”In his poetry, Armitage has often focused on telling the stories of others, most notably...
...sought to explain the role of Judaism in their lives. Some students spoke about Judaism’s spiritual aspects, while others stressed the cultural facet of their tradition. “It’s the foods I eat, the language I read, the words I use at home,” said Reyzl R. Geselowitz ’10. As they tried to define their religion for viewers in Korea, the students at Hillel debated their own ideas of Judaism. “Does being Jewish mean keeping kosher? Does being Jewish mean celebrating Shabbat? Does being Jewish...
...group looked at the number of tourists traveling to Mexico from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, who returned to their home country with swine flu and compared that number to those reported in Mexico. They concluded that Mexico was under-reporting cases and was missing a large portion of the mild cases, largely because such patients rarely seek medical attention...
Thousands of students, faculty and staff boycotted classes and staged rallies across the 10-campus University of California on Thursday to protest dramatic cuts to the system's budget and proposed additional hikes in undergraduate fees. At UC Berkeley, the flagship campus and home to famous student protests during the turbulent 1960s, an estimated 5,000 students, professors and university staff attended a noon rally at Sproul Plaza during the system-wide "Day of Action." At UCLA, about 700 people gathered at Bruin Plaza and at normally placid U.C. Irvine approximately 500 people attended the noon rally. One protester held...