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...Turning Poland into a market economy, however, was a more complex and painful process than anyone could have imagined. In the early 1990s, the Polish government attempted to use “shock therapy” programs—championed by Jeffrey Sachs and other Western experts—to jumpstart the economy. This resulted in high inflation and unemployment for years. The Polish economy eventually revived, but the intervening years were painful for most of the country. Solidarity, which had championed shock therapy, soon paid the political price for backing the unpopular economic platform...
...SEAS is slated to have a major part in the new Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, funded by a $125 million dollar donation and touted as a part of the Allston science complex that would strengthen the University’s nascent engineering efforts...
...Nelson says these talks, aimed at winning the backing of a filibuster-proof majority of at least 60 senators, have been the most complex he's engaged in. "The Gang of 14 was focused on a particular target, and that was to avoid the nuclear option," Nelson said in an interview with TIME. "Here, not everybody is supportive of a stimulus package to begin with, and all of us have questions about the amount and what's in the package. When that's the case, the number of differing opinions that you have multiplies...
...case was certainly complex. Ganczarski was initially investigated by German authorities, who knew him as a radical with ties to al-Qaeda. But despite uncovering significant evidence of Ganczarski's jihadist activities - including links to the Tunisian plot - German officials eventually freed him, citing legal technicalities that prevented them from filing charges. When Ganczarski traveled to Saudi Arabia, German authorities alerted Saudi counterparts he was suspected of extremist activity. After Saudi police observed Ganczarski meeting with local radicals, American and French intelligence services where brought in on the case - and soon devised a way of taking Ganczarski out of action...
...following a cooperation agreement with the City of Boston to provide $25 million in community benefits. But the University is now considering alternate locations to house its stem cell research department, previously touted as a cornerstone of this new science center.The possibility that the building of the science complex may slow—or even halt entirely—has worried community members, who have complained about the aesthetic repercussions of Harvard’s construction delays.“I don’t want to be looking at a big hole,” said Cathleen Campbell...