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...getter. Yet for reasons that transcend geography, turning around the south ought to be Italy's most pressing national priority. Youth unemployment in the Mezzogiorno is a staggering 36%; and between 1991 and 2005, according to one recent study, the Interior Ministry dissolved 154 local city councils in the area because of Mob infiltration. These conditions have caused a steady exodus of the region's most promising youth to points north and abroad...
...entirely an accident, suggests economics professor Cersosimo. He says the Mezzogiorno has discerned "a tacit convenience to underdevelopment." Elected officials campaign on their ability to keep public resources flowing in - Calabria alone gets $95 million a year to fund the socially useful jobs program - and claim victory when their area continues to be classified as backward. That label qualifies the Mezzogiorno for $4.2 billion in European Union aid, as well as another $12.8 billion from Rome's coffers. "Politicians have an interest in maintaining the status quo," he says. "There is no clear road map for bringing real development...
...allure. It's hard to believe the Kuku Yalanji people, a tribe of hunter-gatherers, lived here right up until the late 19th century, their lives measured by the rhythm of rituals linked to puberty, manhood, marriage, birth and death. In 1873, gun-toting goldminers arrived in the area, forever disrupting the tribe's way of life. Now the valley is uninhabited, but the ancient traditions live on in the paintings they left behind...
...district’s Web site, mask the fact that Cambridge is in the “42nd percentile in the listing of all public schools in the commonwealth, or 137 out of 321.” He also cited MCAS scores for 10th graders and SAT scores as areas that need improvement. “One also loses trust quickly in a man who claims that multiple prize winners and multiple Rhodes scholars have graduated from CRLS but cannot and will not document his claim,” he said. “CRLS needs structural change...
...CMAC is mostly faithful to the original version of the play. The director, Patrick Swanson, lets his actors and the script go to work. The play revels in its stripped-down production; the small stage is adorned only with light bulbs placed around the edge of the performance area, which convey the magical nature of the island. Most of the actors do an excellent job of portraying their characters’ feelings and development. Mara Sidmore is particularly convincing as Miranda, progressing from spoiled brat at the opening to young woman in love by the end. Unfortunately, Swanson fails...