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Hauser agreed with the idea that popularized science could benefit society in tangible ways, and said that he hoped to enrich people’s lives by giving them a better understanding of science, which would allow them to make informed choices in an increasingly scientific world...
...wisdom of placing a building that will hold, at any one time, half a billion dollars' worth of diamonds on the border of a country with one of the world's highest violent-crime rates--South Africa--might be questionable. But the benefit to Botswana, through stable jobs in Gaborone, is undeniable. What will surprise many old industry hands, particularly those familiar with the saga of Sierra Leone's conflict diamonds, is how the building is also evidence of what the country can do for diamonds. "The way people feel about diamonds has to be the way they think about...
...benefit of using a design approach as opposed to pure management consulting, advocates argue, is that it enables--or even requires--a team to invent new ways to solve problems. Jump Associates, based in San Mateo, Calif., recently collaborated with General Electric's executive-jet business. Jump managing associate Dev Patnaik walked the GE people through hangars and later sent them to a toy store; one brought back a model plane attached to a plastic landing strip. The executive, Patnaik recalls, said, "This is it--this is the problem with executive jets!" He then explained that the services jet owners...
...caught up and distracted. Often, they don’t run into people who share their same desires,” Worth said. “We see this incredible talent coming in. These students are asking themselves, ‘How can I use Harvard to benefit others?’ And we don’t want them to lose that...
Food Stamps: Total funding for the program could increase by $8 billion over 10 years. The formula for determining per-family benefits would be tied directly to the consumer price index, meaning, essentially, that benefits would rise in step with the cost of living - a standard that has surpassed food-stamp payouts since 1996. The minimum monthly benefit of $10 per month, which hasn't been increased since 1997, would also climb and keep pace with inflation...