Word: pilote
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...only for economic empowerment and empowerment reasons, but also because of the multiplier effect on economies and communities, since women reinvest their profits back into their communities at greater rates than men. One of the products we're developing that I'm most excited about is a pilot program for savings targeting young women and adolescent girls that we're working on with the Nike Foundation. Regional expansion is also a priority for us, and we're pursuing expansion strategies in Africa - where some astounding progress has already been made and the prospects for accelerated growth are promising...
...which will not be taken by larger fish or birds. Regarding the "poisoning the trout in its lakes and rivers" statement, it is true that the government has introduced the nem:ba Act, in which the Federation of Southern African Flyfishers has been involved on a consultative basis. A pilot scheme has been put in place on an 18-km stretch of a trout stream in the Western Cape in this regard. The idea of "lakes, dams and rivers overflowing" with trout (of any species) is in itself ludicrous, and the idea of poisoning them in dams is equally...
...Pilot's Pen This illuminated pen was originally intended for pilots who need to jot down notes in a dark cockpit. But when designer and pilot Robert Cullinan put the product on Amazon.com "just to see what would happen," the raves and orders took off - from theater critics, night nurses and anyone wanting to avoid the wrath of a sleeping plane mate. Two LED lights, powered by one AAA battery (which lasts up to 20 hours), are fitted inside the cone of the Pilot's Pen, so the light is close to your writing surface and casts an even glow...
...Australian and U.S. versions, while inviting local celebrities to race the clock around a circuit should also have universal appeal. Much more crucial: finding a cast as comfortable with cars as they are fooling around. Hiring the comedian, rally driver and TV DIY star used in the U.S. pilot took six months. "What you won't want to do is lose the essence of Top Gear, which is ... the independence of spirit, in which people can say things they absolutely believe in," says BBC Worldwide's Garvie...
...compromised. In the U.S., "I don't think you could be quite as freewheeling with your opinions as you can on the BBC, because sponsors pay for the programs," talk-show host Jay Leno, a fan of the U.K. show who turned down the chance to front the American pilot, wrote in Britain's Sunday Times newspaper in March. Garvie swats away the suggestion. "We haven't found that NBC or advertisers have put any pressure on us," he says. Top Gear's magazines, Garvie adds, "have the same attitude, and the manufacturers still advertise in their hordes." Says Wilman...