Earlier, Cardinal Lustiger was involved in efforts to close a divide between Jews and Christians over the presence of a convent at the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, where his mother had perished.
With a reputation as a city of cyclists, Odense has recently closed a highway that divided central districts of the city, and is constructing a new tramway in its place.
Formally, at least, it closes a cavernous divide that opened last March after NATO started its air war against Yugoslavia.
The program is aimed at closing a growing divide between scientists and policy makers, said STEVEN COHEN, its designer and director.
When the government announced the shake-up it said music funding would increasingly be targeted at the less well-off in a bid to close a "musical divide between rich and poor".
It was also at NCI that I experienced first hand how biomedical research can have an impact on the political and economic well being of a country: I worked with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in using the framework of cancer research as a vehicle to close a political divide.
Of course, that does not mean that the digital divide has closed: a teenager waiting for a half-hour stint on a PC at the South Bronx library does not enjoy the same Internet access as a teenager with a PC with broadband service in the bedroom.
A digital divide between Latino Americans and white Americans may be closing, but a divide still exists between native- and foreign-born Latinos, according to a report issued Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center.
The surge is helping to close a looming digital divide stemming from the high cost of in-home Internet access, which can be prohibitive for some.
The contributors highlight the responsibility of instructors to guide students in the consideration of their audience and ethical responsibility, while also maintaining the ability to "speak well". Additionally, they focus on the need for programmatic changes and a shift in institutional philosophy to close a possible "digital divide" and remain relevant in digital and global economies.
With the economy in a slump here and abroad, it seems our society is teetering ever closer toward a divided society.
