Word: centralization
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...also excited about the convenience of both bike-sharing plans. With a faster mode of transportation than walking that doesn’t come with the cost or hassle of the MBTA, our universes are sure to expand. We hope that trips to the Quad, Porter, or Central will become more like second nature, and Boston less like an odyssey. Finally, cycling is an excellent activity not just for the environment, but for our health as well. We are thrilled that something concrete is being done to encourage the hobby...
...school department’s central administration has agreed to forego cost-of living increases for the coming fiscal year, contributing to a $1.6 million reduction in its budget, and the high school has agreed to cut $500,000 from its budget, Tauber said. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...news article "City Faces Budget Cuts" incorrectly attributed a statement that the Cambridge school department's central administration had agreed to forego cost-of-living increases for the coming fiscal year to the school committee’s budget subcomittee co-chair Nancy Tauber. In fact, that statement should have been attributed to fellow budget subcommittee co-chair Luc Schuster...
...past weeks and months, governments around the world have been attempting to fight the economic crisis with monetary and fiscal measures. On the monetary side, even prudish authorities like the European Central Bank have joined the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England in slashing interest rates to create incentives for lending and borrowing. Amidst what started as a credit crunch, this was an essential step toward keeping economies afloat when trust suddenly evaporated not only for risky assets, but also for credit-worthy corporations...
...which foreign audiences may not be aware is that most of the movie’s dialogue is in Neapolitan, not Italian. Less a dialect and more a distinct language with its own vocabulary and a noticeably harsher accent, the city’s linguistic diversity highlights a central division between wealthy and poor, Neapolitan and non-Neapolitan. This is especially important given that the main agent for change, the Italian government, has been unable to effectively combat crime or win allies in the extremely insular Neapolitan society. However, these are minor gripes. The movie’s themes?...