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...Ironically, that dire forecast is wrapped in an improving forecast for nationwide home prices. Back in March, Deutsche Bank analysts had expected national home prices to decline 16.5%; now they foresee just a 14% decline. That mildly upbeat news does not hold true for the New York City area, however, which is expected to see a 40.6% drop. While that is also a slight improvement from the March forecast, it is dire nonetheless. (See photos of the global financial crisis...
...YOUR NETWORK TO STAY UPBEAT Except it wasn't. Ward's skills and what the company needed didn't line up. Intellectually, he knew it was that simple, but the rejection stung, especially coming on the heels of having lost his job the week before. "You've just been told, We don't want you. That has a crushing effect on your soul," says Ward. "Then as you go out and look for a job, most of the jobs you look at you're not going to get. You're going to be told no over and over again...
...Therein lies a critical challenge for Asia. Unless it comes up with a new source of demand to support its export-led growth model, Asia will face stiff and enduring headwinds. Nowhere is this more evident than in China, where the mood has turned particularly upbeat. While I no longer doubt that China's performance will be better than expected in 2009, there is good reason to be wary of extrapolation. China's incipient rebound relies on a timeworn stimulus formula: upping the ante on infrastructure spending to support growth in anticipation of a return of global demand for Chinese...
There is, obviously, everything ironic about Glee: an upbeat chorus number set to Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" is the funniest thing I've seen on TV this year. But this raises the question of how good a match it really is for the Idol audience, who tend to like their glitter dreams earnest. Indeed, the jock-meets-music-geek pair-up is a straight lift from, and parody...
...understand, so that they really see what things are relevant.”The plot, which revolves around the forbidden love affair between Giovanni (Tony J. Sterle ’11) and his sister Annabella (Julianne I. Ross ’11), involves a rather convoluted storyline. However, the upbeat tempo of this production is accessible for college-age audiences. “[We] wanted it to be a sexy, really entertaining piece of theater, as well as a critique,” says Caroline R. Giuliani ’11, who plays Vasques and Donado. “It?...