The higher cost of money puts a strain on those who were highly leveraged going into it. Developers who have read more

The higher cost of money puts a strain on those who were highly leveraged going into it. Developers who have enough equity going into this are much more insulated and can continue on with their projects. Those who were reaching quite a bit could be in a bind now.

It took a couple races, but for the most part, this Pontiac GTO has been something special, ... This is read more

It took a couple races, but for the most part, this Pontiac GTO has been something special, ... This is the best racecar I've ever had and we were in trouble before we got it. It's a dream to drive right now and that's the way my car was last year. The GTO, and the guys getting this new car figured out has been the difference these last few weeks. They do a fantastic job, and once they get it, they usually don't lose it. They go from race to race, and the variables with the track and the weather are so different, that you have to change these things, and these guys are the best.

The peer review system is satisfactory during quiescent times, but not during a revolution in a discipline such as astrophysics, read more

The peer review system is satisfactory during quiescent times, but not during a revolution in a discipline such as astrophysics, when the establishment seeks to preserve the status quo.

The emergency we face in the Horn today is the result of successive seasons of failed rains. Consequently, pastoralists living read more

The emergency we face in the Horn today is the result of successive seasons of failed rains. Consequently, pastoralists living in these arid, remote lands have very few survival strategies left and desperately require our assistance to make it through until the next rains.

He has the body-fat content of a 20-year-old sprinter, the bone structure of a public monument and the eyes... well, read more

He has the body-fat content of a 20-year-old sprinter, the bone structure of a public monument and the eyes... well, we know about the blue eyes (which happen to be colorblind).

The Conservative Party agenda is now renegotiation on the route to withdrawal from Europe, by contrast with a Labour agenda read more

The Conservative Party agenda is now renegotiation on the route to withdrawal from Europe, by contrast with a Labour agenda for increased trade, prosperity and opportunity across the EU.

François Mitterrand was the last king of France. France today is no longer a truly independent nation, but not yet read more

François Mitterrand was the last king of France. France today is no longer a truly independent nation, but not yet part of a global European nation. We're in a no man's land. There is a longing for a monarch and a request for a stronger president.

I had always loved beautiful and artistic things, though before leaving America I had had a very little chance of read more

I had always loved beautiful and artistic things, though before leaving America I had had a very little chance of seeing any.

I'm sure that local communities probably get tired of people coming to them and saying this wasn't installed right.

I'm sure that local communities probably get tired of people coming to them and saying this wasn't installed right.