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...section entitled “The Islamic Intervention?? is indicative of the general drift of the text, which characterizes the creation of the Mezquita as an unfortunate hiccup in the history of what was always meant to be a Christian church. Some passages go so far as to dismiss the originality of the structure, claiming that almost all of the architectural elements were copied from Christian buildings, while others accuse a later Muslim addition to the edifice as being merely an “ostentatious display of power,” and even worse, cheaply constructed...
While recent government intervention??which most recently include massive loans provided by the Federal Reserve and other central banks—has calmed markets somewhat, Harvard’s money managers wrote in their annual letter to investors last week that they are “keenly aware” that the slide in the capital markets may continue...
...only banks and national chains. For the last year and half, HRES has leased the vacant space at the corner of Brattle and Church streets at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars until they could find a grocer to occupy it. This sort of “surgical intervention?? as James W. Gray, associate vice president of HRES, termed it could not simply be left up to other landlords. Although HRES has declared that it would not employ these methods in the future, rather than forswear the tactics it employed to install the Market in the Square...
Gray called the University’s methods in this case a “surgical intervention?? that will likely not be repeated. Jillson, however, noted that by setting such a strong example of promoting independent business, the University may encourage other landlords in the Square to also seek out local and independent business...
...Uganda Rising,” a documentary about the humanitarian crisis in northern Uganda. The screening kicked off the first “Human Rights 101” class, sponsored by the Harvard Human Rights Advocates (HHRA). A general practitioner, Atim called for “long term intervention?? by restructuring health, education, and the economy in Uganda. The 21-year civil war between the established government and a rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army, has displaced 1.7 million people, according to Human Rights Watch. The conflict is blamed for the abduction of children...