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...might say Scott Cook, co-founder of Intuit, took a huge risk when he left a successful career at Bain & Co. to help start the company. But Cook figured otherwise. "The worst thing that could happen to me is that I would spend a few years paying off credit-card debt. To me, it looked like a risk-free decision," he said...
Learning your approximate carbon shoe size is the first step. Everything you do that is powered by fossil fuels has a carbon dioxide cost, and it adds up--a bit like credit card debt. Some actions, like commuting in a gasoline-powered car, have obvious carbon costs. Others are less clear but still significant. Take your diet: livestock are responsible for an estimated 18% of global carbon emissions, so when you chow down a hamburger, you're effectively emitting CO2 as well. Even something as small as an iPod Nano will add to your carbon footprint, thanks to both...
...past two weeks, Harvard students opened their mailboxes to find a blue “opt-out” card as part of the Abortion Opt-Out Campaign of Harvard Right to Life (HRL). The initiative allows students to request a refund of the part of their Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) health insurance plan that funds elective abortions—one dollar per term...
...don’t have to support abortion to not turn in your card, but you do have to recognize each female at this school as an autonomous being, who is capable, and deserves to make her own choice regarding her body,” wrote one student on Currier House’s open e-mail list...
...kick the attacker’s groin or stomp his or her instep. 3. Almost any object you may be carrying can be used as an improvised weapon. Scratch the attacker with keys, jab pencils into his eyes or ears, jab his or her upper lip with a credit card or ID card. If you are wearing high heels, these can be used to stab your attacker’s foot or hand. Use anything you have to your advantage. 4. Beware of some defensive moves that can also cause injury to yourself. If you use your fists, try hitting...