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Rick Sharga, vice president of marketing for RealtyTrac, is cautiously optimistic that the program will help slow foreclosures. "One of the things that's prevented more success on these [loan-modification] programs is, we've had a principal-balance problem, and this program, on the face, would seem to resolve that." He says it's long been believed that homeowners would be able to support mortgage if they were based on current market values. Right now, many can't refinance because their loans are worth more than their houses, he says...
...recovery: that of the iconic mountain gorilla in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park. Mountain-gorilla numbers rose from about 250 in the 1950s to some 380, thanks mostly to stepped-up ranger patrols that target poachers and loggers who cut down wood for charcoal. "It has been a success story, but it doesn't make them any less vulnerable," says Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park. "We're dealing with an unusual situation, where we have very low numbers in a single location. It's like having all your eggs in one basket, and that makes them...
Comparing polls indicating that an increasing number of incoming undergraduates place greater importance on “success” rather than “constructing a philosophy of life,” Douthat concluded that students often work towards success for success’ sake...
...Both for teaching reasons and for the importance of [macroeconomics and finance] to research ... we have made these fields two of our top field priorities,” said John Y. Campbell, chair of the economics department. Acquiring Simsek was a “huge success,” he added...
This finding means that drugs can be delivered faster, increasing health practitioners’ success rates...