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Saving for College - Saving for College - NYTimes.com
Still, if you can break the process of saving for college into smaller pieces, it starts to seem more manageable. Start by reminding yourself that almost nobody can save enough to pay for four years of private education, let alone for more than one child. That’s not the goal here.
- RON LIEBER // nytimes
Since when has that been the accepted status quo dude?
The Brooklyn Paper: Downtown going Williamsburg
The developer paid $6 million for the low-rise-zoned building in 2006, according to city property records. A spokeswoman said this week that the new design would “keep feel and taste of the neighborhood” while adding something that hadn’t yet been seen there: luxury.
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To meet this demand, estate agents have evolved a fabulous language of deception, both literary and visual. They work in a world where only hyperbole and positive associations are allowed. It must be like trying to write in one of those ancient Aramaic languages which have no device to express a negative concept. Every expression or description has to be affirmative, driving the copywriters into a lunatic helical Babel of exaggeration and deceit.
Stephen Bayley // General Knowledge