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...their credit, President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen have talked about the importance of expanding China's safety net and boosting rural incomes. But the global economic crisis may force them to move more quickly on these fronts. China's unemployment rate could reach 14% before the crisis is over, according to one recent study, even with all the infrastructure spending Beijing is throwing at the problem. Wen himself said Thursday that if the economy doesn't grow 8% this year (and only the most optimistic economists believe it will), the country risks politically destabilizing social unrest...
...bike-share should branch out from Boston proper—certainly into Cambridge, but also into the closest suburbs, such as Newton. The farther the program’s reach, the more minds it will change, and the more car trips it will save. It will also do wonders to relieve congestion on Boston’s infamously crowded crosstown arteries and non-square squares...
...information is relayed through the voiced-over narrative confessions of Aya and her soulmate Temelko (Maximilian Mauff), the two romantic protagonists. At the start of the film, they are born on the same day, in adjoining beds, and from that moment on, they know they belong together. When they reach 14, Temelko attempts to sleep with Aya. After asking her mysterious, intimidating grandmother—who can read the stars—the best course of action, Aya refuses, deciding she must wait four more years before offering herself to him. When the time comes, the village is completely...
...Arabic version of Wikipedia, said Vandana Aneja, a Herdict coordinator. By comparing access in several Arabic nations, it became clear that the malfunction was not accidental, but rather government interference with the Internet. Herdict plans to launch Arabic and Chinese-language versions of the Web site to reach users in those parts of the world most affected by government censors, said project coordinators. Since the site depends on user-generated content, Herdict organizers said they are planning to launch a broad publicity campaign. But they also said they have been mindful that their site may fall victim to censorship...
...together for almost two years now, and it’s really helpful to bring us together as a class.”“We recognize the sentiment,” Schiefsky said, “but we also feel very strongly that it is necessary to reach out to students.”—Staff writer Alex M. McLeese can be reach at amcleese@fas.harvard.edu...