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...pitched battles are case studies in progressive French good intentions gone awry. Initially constructed in the 1960s to replace the squalid Hoovervilles once populated by imported laborers from African nations, the clusters of high-rise, rent-subsidized housing projects lost their early allure as once-abundant jobs vanished, unemployment rose, and incomes plummeted. As France's economy slowed, conditions in the banlieue began to erode, public services were scaled back, and the geographic segregation from the affluent cities such projects surround eventually produced enclave cultures and "parallel economies" built on criminal activity and drug sales. Isolation gave rise to increased...
Indeed, mortgage rates rose last week to 6.31% for the average 30-year, fixed-rate deal--the highest level in 16 months. With higher borrowing costs, mortgage applications have been falling and home prices have been leveling off in many markets. Taking away the mortgage deduction would further boost the cost of buying; even proponents of scrapping the deduction concede that home prices would take a hit, though they say the brunt would be taken at the high end of the market--homes at $1 million...
...associate dean for physical resources and planning at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), declined to comment on the project’s total cost or the $140 million estimate. The increased cost is expected to contribute to a deficit for FAS this year, according to projections.Costs also rose as Harvard modified its plans to reflect community demands. For example, to minimize the visible size of CGIS, more than 40 percent of the space is underground, Cobb said.“The cost of the building reflects the things the University needed to do to make the project...
...bomb, rather than up, each focuses on one of the book's six major characters, then repeats the cycle. Each set begins with Ray Beam, a burnt-out pop star of ten years ago whose descent from debauched musical godling to weird, unproductive recluse resembles that of Axl Rose. He suddenly seems to find his muse in Lily, a young Hispanic-American woman whose side of the story bookends each chapter cycle. Initially hired as Ray's personal assistant, Lily cautiously allows herself to be wooed by him in spite of such quirks as his carrying around a personal...
...University President Lawrence H. Summer’s remarks on women in science last January, Pinker’s voice mail was flooded with requests for interviews. He says he was selective in granting them, and even turned down an opportunity to appear on “The Charlie Rose Show” because the taping conflicted with the time of his class...