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Yale is one-upping us again. They’re moving forward with plans to build two new residential colleges—sticking to plans to demolish historic buildings including the Seeley G. Mudd Library, Hammond Hall, and Brewster Hall—while our much touted “House renewal” process won’t start until at least 2012, according to Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith. Some locals and preservationists may be fighting for the buildings to be saved, but Yale University President Richard Levin told the Yale Daily News that...
That's all well and good, but the e-mail also mentioned a ban on partitioning suites out of concern that the divisions might block sprinklers from putting out fires in certain portions of a room. Kirkland Building Manager Scott Haywood says office and curtain partitions are generally fine, although preferably they should be flame resistant or flame retardant. Obviously, you’re not allowed to bring in plywood and build a wall in the middle of your common room. If a flood of sprinkler water will easily knock down your partition, you’re probably fine...
...resulted from a 2007 referendum that gave Miami-Dade's mayor, until then a relatively weak post, broad new powers that in turn thrust heavier duties on his staff. She also notes that Alvarez actually cut his office's budget last year by almost 15% and that he helped build an $80 million reserve fund. Still, a Herald editorial called Alvarez's raises "irresponsible." Watchdogs like Valladares complain that Miami-Dade's bureaucracy, like so many local governments in this decade, got too bloated during the economic boom. The County Commission, for example, has a staff of more than...
...China is now Japan's largest trading partner and is the powerhouse for growth in Asia. Japan, which has helped build the region with economic assistance and technology, needs to continue to cultivate Asia's economic potential and strengthen diplomatic ties. "Japan can benefit from high Asian growth rate even with low domestic demand," says JPMorgan's Kanno. Closer relationships with Asian economies, he says, are a must, particularly in terms of agricultural trade and free-trade agreements. "If Japan accepts more agricultural imports, then it will have closer relations and trade volume will rise." Kanno says agricultural reform...
...years ago, Gaddafi opted to invest his excess oil revenues in a sovereign wealth fund called the Libyan Investment Authority, which has rocketed in value thanks to soaring oil prices on the world market. The fund has about $65 billion in capital, part of which Libya has used to build five-star resorts in African capitals and to run Afriqiyah Airways, which crisscrosses the Mediterranean to European cities...