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...Rapid transit rates will increase to $1.70 from $1.25 and bus fares will jump to $1.25 from 90 cents. The hikes are expected to raise the MBTA’s fare revenue by 25 percent...
...riders who pay in cash or use CharlieTickets, instead of the new CharlieCards, will also have to pay a surcharge under the new system. However, because of complaints, riders will only have to pay an extra 25 cents for buses and 30 cents for rapid transit, instead of the 40 cents for buses and 55 cents for subways and trolleys originally proposed...
...entrepreneurship and risk and more working hours. "That means less time for friendship and community," he says. "That may make countries more competitive, but it makes people less happy, especially when per capita income is less than $10,000 a year." Brunner adds that inequality remains a hurdle: While rapid economic development continues to be a priority in Chile, there's also a need for better income distribution and education and a stronger welfare net and social ties...
...located in the nucleus of 70 percent of breast cancer cells. When estrogen attaches to this receptor, the binding initiates a flurry of activity in genes directly related to cell growth and division. Many cancerous cells have a disproportionately high number of ERs in their nuclei, facilitating the rapid propagation of these malignant cells. Current drug-based treatment works by blocking ERs, thus slowing or stopping tumor growth. The study identified sections of DNA known as control regions, portions of genes pertaining to cell growth and division that bind to the ER. These control regions remotely activate or inhibit...
...than a year after Harvard Business School opened the India Research Center in Mumbai—joining centers in Buenos Aires, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Silicon Valley, Calif. Harvard’s heightened focus on India comes as the world’s second most populous country experiences rapid growth. Its real gross domestic product—a common measure of the size of a country’s economy—expanded at a 7.6 percent rate last year. And last quarter, India’s economy exceeded expectations, registering a blazing 8.9 percent growth rate...