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...that new buzzword lies a fundamental truth. The successful modernization of societies, it turns out, is not just a question of economics - of getting the macroeconomic fundamentals right and letting market forces and the private sector do the rest. It depends also on having effective, clean governments, at every level down to the village, which do not waste economic largesse or appropriate it for the use of their own politicians and officials. That has long been understood in true exemplars of development like Singapore. It now needs to be adopted, seriously and comprehensively, by India. If that happens, India really...
TIME's attempt to divert attention from Northwest's Captain Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard Cole doesn't fly. Perhaps the entry-level pay grade for pilots could stand improvement, but the "system" was not in charge of the flight that went astray while the pilots lost track of where they were. Two officers, nominally in charge, abandoned their responsibilities and endangered the lives of more than 100 passengers and crew members...
...takes me a lot longer to bounce back from injuries now. But to be honest, I can keep doing it mostly on the level that I've been able to for the last 10 years or so. Obviously, I'm getting older, and there are things that I don't want to push the limits of, but I can still do almost all the tricks that I used...
Harvard’s weekend sweep provides it with momentum as it looks to climb up the ECAC standings, but with an unprecedented level of parity in the conference, the Crimson knows that future wins won’t come as easily...
However, the low minority representation is more problematic. Judith D. Singer, senior vice provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, who oversaw the faculty diversity report, explained “We’re trying to get more minority faculty into every level of the University in all fields…The numbers of minority Ph.Ds who want to go into academia are simply too low, especially when it comes to blacks, Latinos, and Native American faculty.” This dearth of eligible minority candidates impedes Harvard’s efforts to diversify its faculty while still recruiting the nation?...