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...Justin Fox wrote a very good article on Denmark. He noted that its per capita income trails that of the U.S., but salaries here tend to be higher than in Britain. And while it might be easier to fire a worker in Denmark than elsewhere in Europe, companies must follow strict rules that require advance notice of termination. I have been a resident of Denmark since 1989, and I have no desire to return to Britain. John Barton, Vejle, Denmark...
...room Andries Stockenstrom Guesthouse on Craddock Street. In her high-ceilinged, 1819 manor house, award-winning chef Beatrice Barnard serves up Karoo haute cuisine: ostrich-liver paté, smoked kudu with sesame water and loin of Karoo lamb on potato rösti. Room rates are $94-107 per person...
...that said, pomegranate exports this year will bring in about $1 million for Afghanistan, a blip compared to the more than $1 billion that poppies will earn. Stoddard says that farmers who manage to export their fruit can make as much as poppy farmers per acre - around $1,600 to $2,000 per year. The problem is that most farmers are not selling for export, and earn just a few hundred dollars per acre a year from fruit. That keeps poppies looking pretty attractive...
Because of the four goals allowed, Richter’s .964 save percentage dropped to .955, still best in the nation. The team’s defense still ranks second in Division I, surrendering 1.40 goals per game...
...nation from oil, and revitalizes dying communities.In fact, the benefits are so overwhelming that I insist on taking the train almost anywhere I go—including when leaving Cambridge for home. I live in Chicago.The environmental and economic benefits of train travel are well documented: the emissions per passenger per mile are about one-tenth of flying, for example, and it was only after the Red Line was extended through Davis Square that that part of Somerville became the hip, up-and-coming neighborhood that it is today.But while I am a longtime Sierra Club member?...