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What is the sound of money piling up? For many property developers, it's a moo. In Orange County, Fla., investors are saving more than $7 million each year by claiming that plots being converted into shopping malls and subdivisions are farmland and qualify for property-tax breaks. Farther south, near Fort Lauderdale, "we have cows walking over pavement and grazing outside hotels," says Broward County appraiser Lori Parrish. She points to a Courtyard by Marriott, where some 40 head of cattle had cut yearly taxes on the 18-acre plot to $618.94 before the hotel opened. The herd...
...insipid backstage dressing room. The set for the red, decadent bar scene was especially attractive. With 22 cast members, the larger-than-usual cast for Freshman Musicals was extremely effective. Although some characters had minimal roles, every cameo was well-delivered and provided relief from an otherwise insistently serious plot. The most glaring defect of the production, however, was the awkward relationship between the Agassiz, the orchestra and the singers. The five-person orchestra delivered very polished pieces, doing justice to Commins’ exceptionally inventive compositions. But because of the inconvenient shape of the stage, the orchestra...
...been previously reported, we helped Kaavya conceptualize and plot the book,” Leslie Morgenstein, the president of Alloy Entertainment, wrote in an e-mail today. “We are looking into the serious allegations detailed in the Crimson before commenting further...
While the two novels differ in plot, the similarities in language begin in the opening pages and continue throughout the works...
...follow-up e-mail yesterday, McCafferty wrote, “After reading the book in question, and finding passages, characters, and plot points in common, I do hope this can be resolved in a manner that is fair to all of the parties involved...