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...economically straitened times,” said Classics Professor Richard F. Thomas. “But one wouldn’t want to see a substitute in any way for legitimate ladder appointments.” “The maintenance of a system of ladder faculty is central for the health and vitality of this university and universities throughout the country,” he added. English Professor Louis Menand said that he is worried the program may not be a service to Fellows in the long term, since it may leave postdocs jobless after their one-year stint...
Given its centrality to Alaskan life, mushing emerged early on as both a popular sport and a vital necessity. In the winter of 1925, an epidemic of diphtheria ravaged Nome, which lacked the medicine to combat it. The nearest supply of antitoxin serum was in Anchorage-nearly 700 frozen miles away. In what has become known as the "Great Race of Mercy," 20 mushers and some 150 dogs teamed up to deliver the drugs in under six days, quelling an epidemic that threatened to decimate the town. Balto, the lead dog on the final stretch of the relay, earned national...
...country's plan "should be front-loaded and forceful," said China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan. "If confidence collapses, it's too late for us to react. It takes a long time to recover. We learned this from the experience of other countries." Zhou said he saw some signs of improvement in China's economic data, implying that big increases in stimulus spending were unlikely in the near future. In other words, if the rest of the world wants a rescue, it should save itself...
...small core of foreign policy veterans on U.S. policy, including Jorge Bolaños, Cuba's de facto ambassador in Washington, and Fernando Remírez de Estenoz, one of Cuba's most respected diplomats and the foreign relations point man inside the Cuban Communist Party's all-powerful Central Committee. Havanologists will be watching closely to see if Rodriguez becomes part of that circle...
...Obama's civilian advisers fear a quagmire. But they know that some middle ground, between a "Central Asian Valhalla," as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates put it, and the current slide into chaos, has to be found. "We have to stabilize the military situation," said an Obama aide. "Continue to build up the Afghan army, and help the government to become more effective." In other words, hope that the disintegration of Afghanistan can be prevented while waiting - and hoping - for the Pakistanis to take effective action against the al-Qaeda and Taliban safe havens...