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...center, an aluminum bin full of chirping baby chickens is adjacent to model plastic horses for the kids. "The 60-year-old farmer in his bib overalls is not buying toys for his pets," says Marty Terselic, Midwest regional store manager. "Their dogs work off their excess energy." For less-motivated, unemployed dogs, TSC sells training devices...
...techniques at their disposal: they can choose grapes carefully and blend grapes from several different vineyards. During fermentation, they make dozens of choices, such as what the temperature in the tank should be and what kind of yeast should be added. Reverse osmosis can also be used to remove excess water or alcohol; micro-oxygenation can soften a red wine's tannins so you can drink it now rather than wait a decade...
...Harvard’s meal plan receive $50 per semester of BoardPlus, which can be used at 11 HUDS-operated restaurants on Harvard’s Cambridge and Longwood campuses. Unused BoardPlus dollars expire at the end of each school year, prompting many undergraduates to rush to spend the excess money each spring...
ABRAMOFF Over the 10 years that I lobbied for Native Americans, my tribal clients continually praised our efforts as delivering far in excess of the amounts charged. We delivered literally billions of dollars in value. That we charged millions of dollars for these services might seem high, especially compared to the typical Washington lobbyist who charges less and delivers almost nothing. But the return on investment for these tribes--and all my clients--is far better than anything they or we could have imagined. The Native Americans I served are sophisticated business people. They are running a multibillion-dollar industry...
Take it from someone who grew up overweight—being fat is no fun. But it’s also not the fault of fast-food companies, whose greasy, salty, sugary offerings Americans have consumed in excess for decades. By suing and attempting to extract punitive awards from these companies, obese Americans shift ownership for a very serious health problem to restaurants and away from themselves. Not only is this transfer of blame mildly delusional (induced, perhaps, by over-medication), it also damages efforts at addressing America’s obesity epidemic, which only stands a chance of being...