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...other biofuel sources, the jatropha doesn't have to compete with food crops for arable land. Even in the worst of soils, it grows like weeds. Sound too good to be true? That's why brothers Paul and Mark Dalton chose to name their Florida jatropha company My Dream Fuel...
That's good news not only for energy gluttons like the U.S. but also for energy-starved nations like Haiti, which rarely has enough diesel to power its capital for a full day. My Dream Fuel donates jatropha trees to Caribbean countries in the hope that they won't have to choose between producing enough fuel and producing enough food. "We want to make money with jatropha, but we also want to make a difference," Paul Dalton says. If jatropha can do both, it's an idea that could grow like weeds...
Eventually most of us come to accept that, no, we don't know. But now there are books, talk shows and self-help systems dedicated to unlearning that lesson. The Secret became a best seller by telling people that their attitudes and perceptions create reality. If you dream it, you can be it. If people say you can't sing--they're wrong. The true voice is the one you hear inside your head. Your mouth is not lying. Their ears...
...workplace pioneer, Handler found the corporate road difficult. "It was not a glass ceiling in those days," she later reflected. "It was concrete." Yet, as author Gerber says, "Ruth's maverick spirit fueled her drive and her risk-taking in the early years of Mattel." The dream went sour for Handler, though. First, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Then, at 62, she became a convicted felon after filing false financial reports. She was forced out of her company because of the scandal. Still, by the end of her life in 2002, she was celebrated by a new generation...
...you’re betting at home, that’s about as likely as the Ivy representative in this year’s NCAA Tournament reaching the Final Four. Though one can dream...