Word: centralization
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...early hours of April 6, Italy's worst earthquake in nearly three decades struck in the nation's central region of Abruzzo, killing more than 200 people, leaving tens of thousands homeless and destroying everything from schools to medieval churches. Days later, rescue workers were still searching through flattened apartment blocks and rubble-packed ruins in the slim hope that there were survivors to be found...
Meanwhile, the country has for now managed to avoid the worst of the global financial crisis, thanks to the conservative policies of its central bank governor, Riad Salame, who banned the exotic financial instruments and over-leveraged practices that became common in the rest of the world. While Salame took office before President Suleiman came to power, the validation of his banking policies are adding further shine to the reputations of the country's non-partisan officials. Suddenly, Lebanon feels like an island of stability in a world upside down...
...Further, Harvard is currently slowing down construction in Allston, freezing budgets, and slowing the hiring of new faculty. Some academic programs have had to cut the number of students they admit. If Harvard does not even have enough money for these activities central to a research and teaching institution, then luxuries should certainly be dispensed with, even if this means less work for janitors and other staff...
...called this trend a “misplaced emphasis in terms of the weight of central College staff” and noted that the Advising Programs Office has expanded from one to six staffers, for example, while the majority of academic advising happens in the Houses and departments...
...siege of the Red Mosque was a turning point in Pakistan's inexorable slide toward religious extremism and violence. Lal Masjid, as it is locally known, became a rallying cry for the Pakistani Taliban who have declared war on the central government. It is their Alamo, and as such Aziz's return to the pulpit after two years in jail marks an ominous victory for the forces that are determined to bring the secular government of this nuclear-armed nation to its knees. "This is the second coming of the Red Mosque," says columnist and politician Ayaz Amir. "It will...