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...Alsworthy’s sage advice to Letty for “navigating the shoals of matrimony”—“invest in a subscription to the circulating library and a stout pair of earplugs...
...years, governments and corporations have been balancing out their emissions by participating in carbon-offsetting - the practice in which they invest in renewable energy to compensate for the global-warming pollution they produce. Now, a small but growing number of individuals are trying their hand at something similar, tightening their own personal pollution belts by going on so-called low carbon diets...
...hotels across India under the brand Ginger, offering rooms with wireless Internet access, air-conditioning and en-suite bathrooms for 1,000 rupees ($22), one-fifth of the cost of a typical room paid by budget business travelers in India today. That same desire to market to, and invest in, some of the world's poorest countries is behind Tata's affinity for Africa. In South Africa, the group has investments in mining, tourism and engine manufacturing. There is an instant-coffee plant in Uganda, a bus factory in Senegal and a phosphate plant in Morocco. "We look at countries...
...were women. We aimed for 50/50 in the beginning. The main challenge for a poor woman was overcoming the fear in her which was holding her up. We found that compared to men who spent money more freely, women benefited their families much more. Women wanted to save and invest and create assets, unlike men who wanted to enjoy right away. Women are more self-sacrificing, they want to see their children better fed, better dressed and, as a result, the conditions of the entire community improved...
...percent committed to the idea of maintaining Harvard’s excellence in the core disciplines,” said Murray, who heads the molecular and cellular biology department. One of the committee’s recommendations says that Harvard should “continue to invest in core disciplines...