Word: commonwealth
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...continuation of his exploration of Boston as a historically innovative urban center. Vanderwarker strives to relate his vision of Boston’s unique aspects by capturing prominent buildings, locations, and individuals on film. The portraits and architectural photos endeavor to depict Boston in its ongoing development as a commonwealth center of life, culture, and community. However, while Vanderwarker’s intentions are admirable, the way in which he uses photography to document Boston’s growth gives only an unoriginal glance at the city...
Beinart says: "America won World War II." Sorry. Wrong! He missed the small matter of Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, other Commonwealth countries, Free French, Poles and Russia. It is time that the American attitude of "If we are in it, we won it" died. After all, you are usually late. John Steers, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND...
...second working group of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for example, warned that fires in Australia were "virtually certain to increase in intensity and frequency" because of steadily warming temperatures over the next several decades. Research published in 2007 by the Australian government's own Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization reported that by 2020, there could be up to 65% more "extreme" fire-danger days compared with 1990, and that by 2050, under the most severe warming scenarios, there could be a 300% increase in such days. "[The fires] are a sobering reminder of the need...
...towns to support essential services like police, fire, and trash collection. The budget reduction is expected to force local officials state-wide to reduce or cut these services and lay off employees. “This is by far the worst financial situation we have had in the Commonwealth in the time that I’ve been an elected official,” said State Representative and former Cambridge mayor Alice K. Wolf. While some cities will make immediate cuts to balance their budgets, others, including Cambirdge, may be able to eke by without such drastic measures, said Cambridge...
...Nobody knows exactly how many people are forced into marriages because, as scholars like Talib note, most affected women are afraid to seek help and ostracize themselves from their communities. But the U.K.'s Forced Marriage Unit, administered through the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), handled more than 1,300 cases during the first three quarters of 2008 alone, an increase of 79% over 2007. With some victims as young as 13, most cases involved women, though experts estimate that 15% of cases worldwide may involve men marrying as a result of family pressure. "We're definitely getting more calls than...