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...attempt to continue to strengthen Cambridge’s education system while also accounting for the fiscal constraint, the budget recommends reorganizing the central administration, including eliminating some administrative support jobs, such as the technical assistant specialist and the coordinator of cooperative education...
...have to be in the belly to understand the system. The people outside don't understand." Despite this record, the international community has decided to switch gears. Instead of funneling aid through non-governmental organizations, they say they will not bypass the bureaucracy of Port-au-Prince, hoping to strengthen it. Clinton recently called on all NGOs to "work ourselves out of a job" and make the Haitian government more self-sufficient. (See the top 10 deadliest earthquakes...
...fall into the hands of terrorists. Then, in May, the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will convene in New York for the treaty-review conference held every five years. Major nuclear powers such as the U.S. and Russia hope to strengthen the floundering treaty, which seeks to prevent new countries from acquiring nuclear weapons by getting those who already have them to begin disarming. (Watch TIME's video "Ahmadinejad Says Obama Should Back...
Stone, said Delaney, made his own ammunition, carefully measuring portions of gunpowder to strengthen the shots from his M-15 rifle. He'd store the ammunition in the bedroom of his trailer - partly, she recalled, to save money for his two sons, whom he homeschooled for a period. "Even then," she said, "he knew Armageddon was coming. He wanted to be ready, to protect his family." On Tuesday afternoon, Delaney stood on the road leading to Stone's trailer. She pointed to the old Fords on the front lawn. "Jesus is coming back," she said, "and the four horsemen...
Leaders within the University must choose programs to emphasize that can garner the support of the alumni community—a type of austerity measure that Faust said would strengthen the University...