Word: rebuilders
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...much Iraq's efforts to rebuild itself is compromised by the fact that there's an exodus of the best and brightest? Iraqis are leaving their country in the thousands...
...particularly among college students. “With the end of the Cold War and advent of the 1990s, there was a hollowing out, if you will, of the national security community” and Intelligence Community, Negroponte said. “9/11 provoked an effort to try and rebuild those capabilities, and we are still very much ramping up the number of analysts and intelligence collectors.” “I hope that at least some of you would pursue an interest in, a career in government service,” he added. Although Negroponte...
...largest Muslim “democracy” in the world, Turkey. Set amidst the threats against the Pope’s life and protests in Istanbul 20,000 strong, we must see this trip for what it is: a courageous act of faith that aims to rebuild both political and religious bridges with Islam...
...negotiation, the fate of the Charlesview Apartments finally looks close to being sealed. Barring unforeseen difficulties, Harvard will buy the apartment complex, a low-income housing development overlooking Harvard’s Allston athletic facilities at the corner of North Harvard St. and Western Ave. In return, Harvard will rebuild the apartments on a plot of land it owns further west along Western Ave., at the current site of the Brighton Mills Shopping Center. While development could progress on Harvard’s existing Allston holdings without this land swap, we believe that any future campus across the river with...
...nearly 20% of drivers and more than 30% of backseat passengers don't use seat belts; two-thirds of us are overweight or obese. We dash across the street against the light and build our homes in hurricane-prone areas--and when they're demolished by a storm, we rebuild in the same spot. Sensible calculation of real-world risks is a multidimensional math problem that sometimes seems entirely beyond us. And while it may be true that it's something we'll never do exceptionally well, it's almost certainly something we can learn to do better...