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...House Rules Buying property in both places isn't quite as simple as purchasing a house back home. Mortgages are rare. Currency fluctuations make buying at the right time all the trickier. And, most importantly, in both Thailand and Indonesia, foreigners cannot own land. Expatriates have two choices. They can either lease land on a long-term basis, which means the value tends to depreciate as the years pass. Or they can set up legal structures in which a local person or company owns the land but usage rights are held by the foreigner. Although tens of thousands of expatriates...
...knocked off two Republican rivals in the primary. More than $5 million in contributions have been collected in the campaign; as of early August, Mahoney had raised more than $2.5 million and Rooney nearly $800,000. And now Republicans are invigorated by the idea of gaining back a rare congressional seat from Democrats this year. "This is a godsend for them," Robert Watson, a political science professor at Lynn University in Boca Raton, told TIME...
...season, propelling Harvard to a 2-0 Ivy League record. And his accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed. “He’s really stepped up,” co-captain Luke Sager said. “Coach gave him an opportunity [to play], which is rare for a freshman goalkeeper, and I think he played great in both games. He keeps getting better and better each time.” Harms was given his first start against Yale on Oct. 4. He was a key factor in the Crimson’s 1-0 win over...
Best part about Harvard: The rare map collection in Widener...
Worst part about Harvard: The fat man who guards the rare maps in Widener...