Word: gainful
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...make do with less, if we want to combat climate change? Colin: The simple answer is yes. Even the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report says that developed nations are going to have to change the way they live. But maybe there's a chance that we could actually gain something - a different kind of life that we might like more...
...Shareholders sued Mattel over the Learning Company deal, naming O'Leary and Perik, along with other members of the toy company's management, as defendants. In the complaint, the shareholders alleged that under O'Leary and Perik the Learning Company used "accounting manipulations" to gain market share and drive up the company's stock price. According to the suit, a sales manager at the Learning Company at the time of the Mattel merger told employees that he "suspected the 'Learning Company is broke' and is 'cooking the books.' " Mattel paid shareholders $122 million to settle the suit. O'Leary...
...beyond the normal “beginning-of-term insanity,” according to Stephanie H. Kenen, administrative director of the program in General Education. Administrators had not anticipated the number of juniors and seniors who have shown interest in graduating under Gen Ed in an attempt to gain greater flexibility in their scheduling. Given that all new Gen Ed classes have been engineered to fulfill a Core requirement, and that the 2008-2009 Harvard Student Handbook recommends that the Classes of 2010 and 2011 opt for the Core, more students had been expected to stick with the older...
...infectious diseases. In contrast, MIDAS’ other centers have primarily relied on “individual-base models,” which involve finding patterns in tracking an enormous number of individuals. “With a mathematical model, you give up a little realism, but you gain understanding of what’s happening,” Lipsitch said. “I’m really excited about the Harvard center,” said Eckstrand. “I think it has all the strengths to take on the leadership role in developing modeling and research...
...restaurant has gradually gained a loyal clientele even as the suit weaved its way through the slow-moving judiciary. The publicity brought them additional patrons, including curious American tourists, Bollywood film crews and plenty of locals. "[Customers] usually attacked McDonald's as they tucked into our Indian dishes," says Mr. Suppiah. "We did gain from the publicity, but because of the lawsuit, we could not franchise our outlet." Adissayam Xavier, a regular customer at McCurry, agrees with its owners that the McDonald's suit has been unfair. "It is cold-hearted to try to put someone out of business simply...