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...exactly did this spirit city possess, I inquired? The shaman replied: on the lower part of our terraced land, near a rustling stand of bamboo, the spirits had built their own pharmacy, auto-body-repair shop and even a food stall that served fried rice. No infinity-edge swimming pool would be going there, lest we flood the otherworldly denizens picking up a prescription or delivering a motorcycle for a tune-up. We also would need to leave a section of riverbank undeveloped because a local demigod traversed the land on his daily pilgrimage to a volcano up north...
...Thailand does offer one other option. Unlike in Indonesia, foreigners can own condominiums outright, which explains why apartment complexes are popular in Phuket. Nonetheless, the real lure of Phuket is a villa of your own, preferably with a private infinity pool and ocean view. From 2006 to '07, at least 2,300 high-end residential units were launched in Phuket, and roughly 970 more came up for sale in the first half of this year, according to Colliers International. Prices have skyrocketed, with new buyers from India, South Korea and even Central Asia driving up demand. At the Trisara residential...
This semester saw a particularly strong pool of applicants, especially among male singers. Morgan L. Mallory ’10, former music director of the co-ed Veritones, says that because male singers are usually scarcer, “It’s like a fierce battle for the male talent. But this year we were overflowing with male talent,” she continues. “On Final Night, I’d say we had eight boys that we would have happily taken...
Even though tensions are caused by inevitable disputes for the same talented freshmen, most agree that this only reflects the high quality of the pool and actually improves the entire a cappella scene. “If you make it to Final Night, you’re pretty good and they just want to see you somewhere,” Wyatt says...
...only 10 percent of their total income.Fitzsimmons, explaining why Harvard passes on the National College Match Program, said that the College’s current outreach to low-income students was at its maximum and, in turn, produced a “very, very strong applicant pool.” Fitzsimmons also said that the fee colleges must pay in order to participate in the program is a deterrent. “That amount of money you pay to a program is money that could go into financial aid,” he said.Though lacking concrete figures, he said...