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...Picture nominees from five to 10, hoping that more hits would be included, since the highest-rated Oscar shows in the past 15 years were when the big prizes went to the megahits Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The scheme worked: half of the Best Picture nominees have grossed more than a quarter-billion dollars worldwide. Here's the full roster, with each movie's domestic and worldwide gross...
...drive or forcing him into an ill-advised pass, Curry and co-captain Jeremy Lin combined efforts to hold the sophomore guard Rosen—who leads the Ivy League in conference scoring average—to two points and a game-high four turnovers in the first half...
...Biodiversity is the living capital of the planet," says Pavan Sukhdev, a senior banker with Deutsche Bank and Special Adviser to the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Green Economy Initiative. Like any capital, he says, it has to be measured to be managed. "If you don't count half of your balance sheet, you're going to get your profit and loss ratio incorrect - and we have...
...would be charged, while those whose land produces services could be paid. Economic incentives can encourage people to preserve natural assets. For example, in Costa Rica U.S. pharmaceutical companies are paying landowners to conserve their properties - essentially maintaining a genetic laboratory in an area with great natural wealth. (About half of manufactured drugs derive from materials found in nature.) "Costa Rica has been a laboratory in strategies for making money while saving the environment," says Barbier...
...district's changing character. Though Harlem continues to be a capital of black culture, it is no longer predominantly black. Gentrification, a vaunted history and a prime location near Manhattan's Central Park have made it a magnet for New Yorkers of all stripes, and today less than half of the district's residents are African American. The demographic realignment means the district's elected officials face different political challenges. "When the baton is passed to you, you have to run the race of the moment," says Bill Perkins, a state senator who represents pockets of Harlem that are heavily...