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...demand the kind of manual labor performed in devastated neighborhoods. Still, supporting Bourbon Street was another way for the students to sustain New Orleans. Tourism drew $5 billion of spending to New Orleans in 2004, and the Big Easy will need many of those visitors if it is to rise again...
...Crowd”; the immediate popular response quickly leads to Rhodes landing a regular radio show, a local tv show, and a national show in quick succession, all under the production of love-interest Jefferies. Even politicians want in on his accessibility. Can Rhodes maintain his meteoric rise...
...Europe and thus tend to have smaller families. "Italians take a long time to assume responsibilities," says Francesco Billari, 35, a demographer at Milan's Bocconi University. As a result, everything from leaving home to marrying and having kids to entering politics starts late--which has also delayed the rise of leaders who might push the forward-leaning reforms the country needs...
...involvement in the Sudan has grown substantially. Though the exact relationship is complex because of a web of partnerships and holding companies, it is well established that Sinopec is a partner in Petrodar, which began to drill for oil in the Sudan early this year, with production expected to rise to 250,000 barrels per day by the end of the year. In the Petrodar venture, Sinopec is a partner with both the Sudanese government and the Chinese National Petroleum Company, the parent company of PetroChina. Sinopec has also announced its intent to purchase oil fields in the Sudan...
...officials from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid announced that an expansion of the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, effective this fall, will eliminate the family contribution for students with family incomes under $60,000 per year. But the good news comes with a sobering addition: tuition will rise this fall to a total of $43,655 per student. The expansion of the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) is a great stride in Harvard’s financial aid efforts. Previously, HFAI waived family contributions only for students with family incomes under $40,000 per year. In recent years...