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That's not to say there wasn't actual good news driving other stocks higher. Nine out of 10 issues on the New York Stock Exchange advanced: some, surely, the start (or continuation) of a long-term upward trend. But should a fabulous day in the market be taken to indicate that a broader market rebound is under way? Probably not. We can hope for that, but in the interest of managing our own expectations, let's not count...
...idea is to market the magazine through Warren's existing pastor networks. Reader's Digest has already sent out "pastor kits" (with copies of the new issue and DVD) to 100,000 churches that have worked with Warren in the past and contacted an additional 130,000 pastors with e-mail pitches. Congregants who subscribe in groups are eligible for a discounted membership that goes for less than the annual $29.95 rate...
...There is already a market for Christian magazines, including Christianity Today, Guidepost and Relevant. And religious leaders including Warren have published subscription newsletters. What Warren and Reader's Digest have created is essentially a new marketing and distribution network for Christian small-group materials, packaged in a glossy newsletter-on-steroids that features full-spread ads from groups like Compassion International and Regent University. (See pictures of John 3: 16 in pop culture...
...followed the Dalai Lama to India in 1959. Many of them were unschooled, unskilled nomads who found only low-wage jobs in road construction. A few thousand were allotted uninhabited jungle land in southern and northeastern India and given training to become farmers. Later, some received subsidies to help market traditional handicrafts. But the vast majority of migrants settled in Dharamsala along with the Dalai Lama. The local economy was unable to absorb them. A mere lucky few found odd jobs or set up business in roadside stalls...
...There is immense competition in the job market, but there are also opportunities which Tibetan youngsters have failed to utilize," says Karma Yeshi, an MP in the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, who also runs the Voice of Tibet radio station. "There is demand for translators from Chinese to Tibetan and back, for example, but few students have the guidance to know this. Is there a single Tibetan who has studied Chinese policy? International law? U.N. mechanisms?" he asks with more than a dash of criticism, adding, "Enthusiasm and intentions are necessary, but good education is also needed...