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...Apparently this potential for indirect global change played a part in naming China the host of the 2008 ceremonies. The New York Times reported in July 2001 that the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) delegates “expressed widespread hope that a seven-year buildup to the 2008 Games would accelerate openness in China and facilitate improvement in its record on human rights.” IOC President Jacques Rogge recently called upon the Chinese government to respect its “moral engagement” to improve its human rights practices in the months before...
...hope that we could wire the whole city, that it would be an easy task to do,” said Councillor Henrietta J. Davis, the champion of the wireless Internet project. “But it turned out to be much more complicated...
...hope to have most of the wireless units up and running by this summer so visitors can enjoy wireless outside,” she said...
...share the stories told by Kolbe and Martin. “As a musician, I love stories that are real,” Corrigan said, “and there’s nothing more real than someone sitting in a wheelchair, saying that there’s always hope.” —Staff writer Sue Lin can be reached at suelin@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Arianna Markel can be reached at amarkel@fas.harvard.edu...
...hope that this focus draws attention to environmental problems and initiatives occurring inside and outside the Yard. Climate change is a global issue, but also one that can be addressed at home...