Word: dollarized
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...tune of $20,000 (more if financial aid is in the picture). Bottom line: It’s never really about the money. It’s about the principle.For some, the principle is tied up in a desire to squeeze the most social good from every dollar. If $4 a week can save a child in Africa from starvation, what’s the point of giving Harvard $20 to spend on wireless Internet? Gift proponents answer that Harvard’s research and grant-giving have saved many such children in the past, and that a Harvard education...
...every Harvard undergrad knows, there’s no food for the hungry in the wee hours of the morn, those bar doors are probably swinging shut at 1 a.m., and you might find a quirky shop among the many financial institutions in the Square, but your last dollar is not going to last long...
...based correspondence course that both her mother and sister completed. For $985, it provides textbooks, online tests and teacher support via phone and e-mail. The rush to cash in on dropouts has made such correspondence courses and "virtual high schools" the Wild West of secondary education, a multimillion-dollar industry that can offer a valuable second chance but has suffered at times from poor oversight and a dizzying array of self-styled accrediting institutions, many of which aren't recognized by mainstream colleges...
...replay of World Wars I and II. Compared to the previous contenders, both sides have reasons to be cautious. China cannot risk its trade surplus with the U.S., and Washington must speak softly lest Beijing dump its vast reserves on the market, driving down the value of the dollar. The U.S. needs China to constrain North Korea's nuclear ambitions, and China needs the U.S. as a counterweight against a resurgent Russia...
...save their buddies. But now my administrator says that the guy down the block will do the job if I don't persuade that patient to come to me. So what do I offer a patient who, we are told, really doesn't need me? A multi-million dollar lobby. The Boss saw what was really behind that glitzy facade, and he saw what lay ahead as well. And of all the things that take the joy out of practicing medicine, that is perhaps the most insidious...