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...infringement of civil liberties and suppression of all independent forces, Russia faces the threat of an increase in extremism; if all avenues for legitimate dissent are eliminated, extremists become the only real independent actors. Russia’s current power structure is unable to free itself of the old paradigm: “to govern is to control and to manipulate.” Open and equal discussion—prerequisites for and results of a vibrant NGO environment—is a sign of weakness in such paradigm. In 2005, the consequences of closing the avenues of legitimate dissent...
...want to rethink the paradigm that rich universities have alumni who can contribute hugely back to the university,” Tavrow said...
...could take half a decade before the winners and losers of this battle emerge. One prevailing paradigm, from analyst Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research, forecasts cable firms and Web portals as most "promising" because consumers look to them for both onscreen and online content. His studies indicate that cell-phone content may become way too pricey for most consumers. The right mix of advertising with video on demand, he contends, stands a good chance of breaking out as the biggest earner...
...Harvard history reveals that faculty-administration and inter-faculty dialogue has been conducted on an informal and ad hoc basis. This system has been both flexible and effective when there has been a high level of trust between the faculty and administration. There is no reason to change this paradigm because we had one unusual crisis...
...distributor, thought the tough job for his picture was getting it nominated. He was convinced that once voters saw it, Crash would have a good shot. So its Oscar campaign has consisted largely of a DVD blizzard of unprecedented size, which director Haggis thinks may be a new promotional paradigm. Nonetheless, he's aware that initially "people hated the politics of it, hated what I was saying and hated the filmmaking," and he doesn't believe that the more positive word of mouth that developed later will be able to overcome that early response. He expects "to be applauding...