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...could that passion for real estate also drag the nation down? After trebling in the decade to last October, the average U.K. house price fell for the sixth straight month in April, according to Nationwide, a British residential lender. At $354,000, that price is 1% lower than it was a year ago, marking the first annual fall since 1996. Banks, still nervous about lending to one another following the collapse of the U.S. subprime market, are being no less careful when it comes to their loan customers: tougher lending criteria and higher mortgage rates have discouraged British house hunters...
...program works because of Andes' passion for theater and teaching, and his persistence in pursuing his famous guests and helping them devise their lesson plans. After learning from these theater professionals about the various jobs, the children then pick a job for themselves. By the end of first grade, they will have created their own musical fairy tale. This year's show, an original production called Waking Beauty (using songs from some of the musicals the kids have been introduced to), will be performed in June - with 54 first graders playing various parts, directing, designing the costumes, acting as stagehands...
Later, Stuckey, who used to work as a music producer, realized that TV was not as accessible as he had imagined, so he decided to combine his passion for rock 'n' roll and, as he calls it, "locally controlled arts" to produce his own show. Why did he aim it at kids? "Let's face it," he says. "Most adults give up on music after college. You gotta plant the seeds early...
...Monday, rumors had spread that she was 're-evaluating' her career. And today, speaking at the Justine Centre named after her in Limelette, just outside the Belgian capital, Henin confirmed that after two decades in the game she'd lost her passion for playing. "It's the end of a wonderful adventure but it's something I have been thinking about for a long time," she said. "I have experienced everything I could have. I have lived completely for tennis. I am relieved and proud of what I achieved...
...into something that can impact someone’s life,” Fabry said. “We might be young and inexperienced, but we have access to the right technology and experienced mentors,” Van Vuuren said. “Hopefully our passion for Africa will do the rest.” —Staff Writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...