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Houses are not tech stocks. If your property doubled in value over the past 10 years, you can be reasonably sure that it will hang on to some, if not much, of the gain. But counting on further rapid appreciation is foolish. The average home price declined in a fourth of U.S. cities in the second quarter of this year, the most recent period for which data are available. Overall, home values still rose, but the rate of growth registered its largest falloff on record...
...civilization, he could use a little bit more of a newspaper mentality in his daily governance.However, it’s not only the president who needs to change; we all need to be aware of the media’s limitations. Here at Harvard people tend to be rapid consumers of news. We could use some bifocals just as much as Bush. Now, if that could happen wouldn’t it be a truly stellar “vision thing”?Charles R. Drummond ’09, a Crimson editorial comper, is a history oncentrator in Adams...
...limited to individuals with a valid Harvard or Yale ID. (Harvard Alumni may purchase tickets from Harvard Box Office and either Bright or Lavieties in Athletics--TBA) 4. All forms of alcohol are prohibited from being brought in to the student tailgating area. Drinking paraphernalia, items that promote rapid consumption of alcohol, and drinking games are prohibited. No one entering the student tailgate area will be allowed to bring in any beverages of any kind. No one may leave the student tailgate area with an alcoholic beverage. HUPD will enforce these regulations. Vehicles entering the tailgate area the night before...
...world stage. Sodano's replacement, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, was Ratzinger's top deputy in his former job as the head of the Vatican's doctrinal office. From his first day on the new job last Friday, Bertone has led what for the Vatican has been a rather rapid response to the precipitous fallout from the Pope's speech. Benedict's public declaration Sunday of his regret, and his clarification of his remarks, was an unprecedented example of papal backtracking. Behind the scenes, Bertone has also launched a diplomatic campaign, as the Holy See's representatives - or nuncios - in Muslim countries...
...have passed since the 1997 Asian crisis, so this is an anniversary of sorts?a not entirely happy one. The IMF's image in Asia suffered from perceived missteps it made during the crisis. Yet the fund also did a lot right (as was shown by the region's rapid recovery), and since the crisis the IMF has changed. More change is in the works. At the meeting in Singapore, the fund is pursuing reforms that will give greater influence to emerging economic powers in Asia and elsewhere. The IMF is also taking steps that address some of the misgivings...