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...Alemán's more lucrative changes was creating different cargo classes for toll charges (container, tanker, passenger, etc.), which has had the dual effect of augmenting revenues while presenting users with a fairer fee structure. The new authority also designed a more efficient transit-reservation system: a canal passage that often entailed a wait of several days at the canal's entrance a decade ago takes less than a day now, increasing throughput...
...teaching hospitals have invested $200,000 to spearhead an effort that would help the spouses of faculty members find jobs in the region. The New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (NE-HERC), a online partnership of 36 academic institutions, was launched over the weekend, specifically to accommodate dual-career searches of spouses and partners. In trying to address this challenge, the NE-HERC offers directories of regional resources such as childcare, lifestyle, and relocation services. The NE-HERC website had 12,000 visitors yesterday, and already has over 300 registered users. “In the past and even today...
...thirds of marriages are conducted by civil authorities. One reason is that immigration and increased mobility within Europe are bringing together couples from different religious backgrounds who may find a civil union the best option. Sujata Naik and Ron Scapello puzzled over the possibilities. In the end, Naik, a dual British and U.S. national of Indian immigrant parents, brought up as a Hindu but educated at a convent school, took Scapello, a Briton of Maltese Catholic parentage, as her husband in a Hindu exchange of vows. "We felt committed as a couple and we didn't feel the need...
...majority of women voters.” The other speakers shared their efforts in various regions of Sudan, particularly Khartoum, to provide education to women through a literacy program and a number of grassroots organizations and campaigns to unite women from different tribes. Literacy education classes serve the dual function of “building awareness of community problems” and educating women “so they can vote and pick leaders well,” Hassan said. Sally Dale, who attended the event, said she was particularly struck by the women’s stories of tremendous...
...Future reforms must tackle Japan's "dual economy," i.e. an efficient export-oriented sector but woeful inefficiencies in large parts of the domestic economy, such as food processing, home construction and many service sectors. A chief cause of this weakness is insufficient competition, either from homegrown firms or from imports. Japan has initiated many reforms in recent years to induce efficiency and profitability. These range from the financial "Big Bang" to a series of accounting reforms. There have also been a lot of mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs. Some have led to greater efficiency, but others to less competition...