Word: centralization
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...just another one of those business incubators that seem to have taken root in nearly every large American city in the morning of the 21st century. If software center Seattle is the new economy's brain and chipmaking Silicon Valley is its heart, then Washington is its central nervous system. Spread along, around and mostly under Techtopia's main drag, the Dulles Toll Road, are the vital electronic pathways--wires, cables and fiber-optic lines--that carry more than half of all traffic on the Internet. The region is home to more telecom and satellite companies than any other place...
...SCHOOL: Central Regional H.S., N.J. SCANDAL: Two pages depicting the piercings and tattoos of students UPSHOT: School officials pulled the pages before publication. Students contacted the A.C.L.U. but didn't pursue legal action...
...world's most elusive terrorist organizations," says the intelligence expert, a former high-ranking Greek official. "It's being chased by incompetent, unprofessional police." The source adds, "We have a 50,000-strong police force. We know that these suspects circulate within a neighborhood a quarter the size of Central Park. And we still can't catch them." Part of the problem, according to the State Department report: Greek laws make it hard to arrest and hold terrorists and offer no safeguards for witnesses and prosecutors...
...exhausted by the frat rock/tot pop dominating the charts, these online destinations are an exciting alternative. "The Internet is like cable television," says Ken Wirt, founder and CEO of Riffage. "Music that appeals to a smaller niche audience can still exist, so bands that are the equivalent of Comedy Central or Animal Planet can flourish...
...most poignant moments of his speech, Lieberman recounted how Stamford embraced his grandmother, an immigrant from Central Europe...