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...Department of Health and Human Services grant to provide for the department’s Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP serves 2,000 clients in Cambridge and Somerville, all of whom fall below 200 percent of the national poverty level and receive between $350 and $1,165 per household, depending on their income. The Council simultaneously approved the use of a $3,050 grant from Massachusetts Association for Community Action Program to provide for people who had used up their heatingfunds. Several councillors said they were concerned that people who rent homes and receive LIHEAP funds might...
...second conference defeat, while the Quakers remain undefeated in league play. The contest matched the Crimson (7-4, 1-2 Ivy) and its offensive force against the Quaker’s formidable defense. Penn (9-1, 4-0), the defending Ivy League champions, has held teams to 6.2 goals per game, while the Crimson leads the league in total scoring. Spearheaded by junior leading scorer Kaitlin Martin—who scored two goals and notched an assist—six different Crimson players found the back of the net. Senior Caroline Simmons, junior Sarah Bancroft, and freshman Jess Halpern each...
It’s a good time to be a farmer. Buoyed by rising demand for biofuels and the growth of the middle class in developing nations like China and India, corn prices have risen to $5.53 per bushel, an increase of more than 100 percent over 2006 levels. These gains, along with similar surges in the prices of wheat and rice, are poised to spur American agriculture to a record $92.3 billion in revenue this year. To top it all off, American farmers are still receiving $13 billion every year in subsidies from the federal government.If that seems strange...
...knowledge as a major concern, he said. While all schools depend heavily on their Boards of Trustees for their fundraising efforts, colleges with larger endowments are more independent of immediate financial concerns. Harvard has consistently raised a substantial amount of money through fundraising efforts, averaging about $600 million per year for the past several years, more than any of its Ivy League counterparts. The University plans to announce a capital campaign in coming years, Harvard’s Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Tamara E. Rogers said last month. She declined to comment any further. Columbia has raised...
...Welcome to the Chinese countryside - or, at least, to its richest village. Located in rural Jiangsu province about 85 miles up a dusty highway from Shanghai, Huaxi's 60,000 residents earn a per capita income seven times the national average. They have health insurance, pensions and two-car garages. And soon, also, a chance to live in one of the world's tallest buildings...