Word: fractionization
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...force Harvard to blindly accept a troubled status quo. The problem with the overabundance of student groups can be seen in the glut of student publications, which currently total 34 with two more being added to the list shortly. It’s impossible to read even a fraction of them, and few students go through the arduous task of emptying overstuffed door boxes to even catch a glimpse of their covers. That’s not to say that half of all student publications should be shut down. But we should think twice before we create new ones...
...Thirty-six hours after the disaster, the authorities in Uri say they have counted 400 dead and 3,000 injured in their township alone. They acknowledge that that is a fraction of the likely final toll. Uri Deputy Commissioner Aiyaz Kakroo says 113,000 people live in 95 villages around Uri and 75 of those have suffered ?90% damage,? by which he means houses damaged beyond being inhabitable, or totally destroyed. ?We have fifteen to twenty thousand damaged homes,? he says. ?We need 50,000 blankets and 15,000 tents. So far we have two to three thousand blankets...
...districts would be rebuilt without government intervention because there is private incentive to build them (in the examples above, tourist dollars and shipping dollars, respectively). The victims of Katrina deserve more than rebuilding for the sake of rebuilding; they would be better off if the federal government spent a fraction of the proposed reconstruction money on helping them resettle in other areas of the country that are not in danger of being submerged and, more importantly, have more economic opportunity than the now-moribund coast...
...Chef Yannick Allno is a rising star at the Versailles-like Le Meurice in the Htel Meurice (228, Rue de Rivoli). There, relishing dishes like poularde de Bresse stuffed with foie gras (and an amazing cheese cart), I felt as pampered as a Parisian lapdog. At a fraction of the price but still a good value, Chez Paul (13, Rue de Charonne) delivers lace-curtained, cassoulet-slinging bistro fare. Georges, the whimsical Philippe Starck-- designed restaurant atop the Pompidou Centre, offers simple Mediterranean selections and one of the truly spectacular views of the city...
...great article by Tom Standage in the New York Times, “clean water could be provided to everyone on earth for an outlay of $1.7 billion a year beyond current spending on water projects, according to the International Water Management Institute,” a fraction of bottled water profits...