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...fearsome reality of explosive state and local deficits. "Towns are starting to fight back," says Edholm. "They're drowning, and they realize they have to do something about it." Many municipalities and a majority of states now face serious budget shortfalls, and declining tax revenues are likely to result from the onset of a recession. That may force some tough choices. "Falling tax receipts resulting from a steep recession could change the budgetary requirements of state and local governments," says Bos. "Whether that will have an impact on services or benefits or wages remains to be seen. It will depend...
...relaxed pragmatism and image-driven reputation for modernity and change characteristic of Royal. Still, even if Aubry's main differences with Royal, 55, are largely about style rather than political orientation or objective, she's proven to be just as polarizing as her rival. That means the tight result will find Aubry trying to lead just as many PS members who love her as those who hate her with a passion...
...Story of Success,” Gladwell tries to dispel the myth that men make their own destinies, instead advancing the thesis that “outliers”—the so-called “best and the brightest”—are the result of the context in which their success took place. Outliers can’t be understood as isolated prodigies because success is not an individual phenomenon; successful people, Gladwell argues, never rise from nothing. This is hardly an uncontroversial claim in a culture that prides itself on being a meritocracy...
...said the gravity of the situation inspired them to engage with the cause.A 2005 graduate of the Divinity School, Brent G. Was, said this is the “first time since the early ’80s” that he is uneasy about the future. As a result, he said he will “definitely get more involved” in spreading the message about climate change, such as working with his church on the North Shore to ring its bell 350 times.—Staff writer Natasha S. Whitney can be reached at nwhitney@fas.harvard.edu...
Besides his concern for the impermanence of new media, Stilgoe cites “the sadness of web art,” which is the result of the computer screen’s limitations. “You have to shift from one subject to another in the same format,” he says. But this concern continues to be addressed by those who work with new media. “Lossless” utilizes more than one format, allowing for an immersive viewing experience in the gallery and, through the Wiki, a more informational element that...