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...local initiatives to raise workers skills and provide access to new jobs. Mass transit systems got an upgrade, too. Saint-Etienne, for instance, laid on a new downtown tram line for locals. Officials also polished their cities' cultural and public spaces. Local government funding in Bilbao, for one, helped transform a derelict patch of riverside into a cultural landmark, with the voluptuous-looking Guggenheim Museum at its center. (See pictures of The Louvre in Paris...
...declaration was released during a period of sensitive anniversaries. It comes 60 years after the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which Chinese scholar P.C. Chang helped draft, and 30 years after Deng Xiaoping launched the economic liberalization that would transform China into a capitalist powerhouse. It was also 30 years ago that activists in Beijing posted signs on a Democracy Wall calling for political reform, including electrician Wei Jingsheng's declaration that Deng Xiaoping's campaign for Four Modernizations in agriculture, defense, industry and technology was meaningless without a fifth modernization, democracy. "It's quite a moving...
...Innovation can come from unexpected places and from unusual people,” Serazin said in an e-mail. “Explorations seeks to fund projects that fall outside the scope of conventional wisdom and champions high-risk, high-reward projects with the potential to transform global health...
...more resonant. “[‘Chess’ is] much more about the music and the issues, not the spectacle,” says production manager Jenny D. Wanger ’09. The space constraints of the intimate Pool Theatre also influenced this decision to transform the musical from a large-scale, flashy production to what Bala describes as a “semi-stage concert,” where the ensemble remains on stage for the entirety of the show, clutching songbooks. Yet another element of the musical affected by space is the orchestra, which...
...management issued a statement: "We are pleased to see these changes and the willingness of the UAW to help improve our competitiveness. The UAW has shown they are willing to work with us on tough issues. We look forward to continuing to work with our union partners to transform our business as we are in this together." (See the 50 worst cars of all time...