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...face an inordinate number of obstacles when throwing parties. Student groups must secure large spaces three weeks in advance of events, and when Houses have different policies and procedures for using their dining halls, it becomes difficult to find a space within the required time frame. In addition, the upfront costs for throwing dining hall parties have grown over the past year. The hourly rate for Harvard University Police Department detail has increased from $46.50 to $70.55 over the past year. Lowell, Pforzheimer, Mather, and Adams Houses have also employed surcharges for dining hall rental and sometimes clean-up. Since...
...well as those which involve bidding out contracts to build and operate new toll roads, such as the part of the Trans-Texas Corridor which calls for a new toll road between Dallas and San Antonio. These transactions usually provide the municipality or state with an upfront cash supply which could, and should, then be used for further infrastructure projects...
...association's proposal calls for the government to pay that upfront fee to lower the mortgage rate instead of the home buyer. Yun says lowering mortgage rates 1% would result in up to 840,000 additional home sales nationwide, reduce the inventory of homes on the market by 20% and boost housing prices. "It would be a significant inducement for buyers to enter the market," says Yun. "We could stabilize the housing market and, as a result, Wall Street and the U.S. economy in general...
House Committees may be receiving $800 more than they did last fall from the Undergraduate Council. The Council presented a provisional budget this past Sunday that notes that the 12 HoCos will receive approximately $5,400 from the UC in upfront funding. Dudley House will receive a smaller increase that is proportional to its size. The Council is expected to pass the measure next Sunday after it has gone before the Finance Commitee (FiCom). UC Treasurer Anthony R. Britt ’10 said the UC’s overall budget increased by 11 percent this year. Britt said...
...detained for about 4 1/2 hours before he was expelled. Immigration officials said the author did not have a proper permit to work in Kenya. But Corsi's publicist, Tim Bueler, told TIME that they were assured their visas and passports were in order. Corsi said he had been upfront about his intentions when he arrived. According to Corsi and Bueler, the author was told that the government had misplaced their immigration cards, which visitors fill out upon arrival at the Nairobi airport. "Dr. Corsi can return to Kenya anytime," said Bueler. "They said our passports were...