Word: growths
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...Human Development Index that ranks countries by a combination of three factors: average income, educational attainment and life expectancy. Thus, Costa Rica ranks 62nd from the top in average income but much better, at 39th, in the Human Development Index. These rankings convey Sen's powerful message: annual income growth is not enough to achieve development. Societies must pay attention to social goals as well, always leaning toward their most vulnerable citizens, and overcoming deep-rooted biases to invest in the health and well-being of girls as well as boys. In a world in which 1.5 billion people subsist...
...political season. The guest speaker last year was Clinton; this year's was Al Gore. Executive director Elizabeth Birch is a corporate lawyer from Silicon Valley, former head of international litigation at Apple Computer; she has run H.R.C. like a software start-up--new image, new logo, fast growth. After she came to H.R.C. in 1995, she quickly changed its symbol to a yellow equal sign on a blue background. Cool as a computer-keyboard button, it has no visible connection to the pink triangle or rainbow flag, two more freighted symbols of the ragged glories of gay history...
...meteoric rise--from tending livestock during a period of disgrace in the 1970s to being the country's top economic czar in the '90s--mirrors China's stunning growth over the past two decades, his future looks as turbulent as the economy overall. Insiders say his position is secure for the time being, not least because nobody in his right mind would aspire to take over the economic portfolio now. But if the economy keeps worsening, Zhu's joke about building his own coffin could come back to haunt...
Papa John's record is all the more impressive in view of the sluggish growth of the pizza market, which has reached a mature middle age. (Legend traces the modern mass industry to the appetites of Americans after World War II, when G.I.s who had been stationed in Italy returned with enthusiastic tales of open-faced cheese pies.) While Americans consume pizza at the rate of 350 slices a second, the market for restaurant pizzas has been growing just 2% a year. Yet Papa John's customers keep coming back for more. So far this year, Papa John's sales...
...What made me decide to run for president wasthat I didn't see anyone who was going to make ithis or her priority to focus on the internalstrength of HSA," Hansen said. "I want to providea strong foundation for the long-term growth andsuccess...