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Finding that stability can be tough in a territory where 85% of the population depends on humanitarian aid to survive. Through his quarter-century in business, Draimli has watched the Gaza Strip transition through intermittent periods of war, Israeli occupation, and political unrest. Its latest phase - the Israeli blockade, which has been in place since Islamist Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007 - has been the hardest...
...partying at home to save some dough, or flocking to Dollar Tree from other stores for cheap supplies, Dollar Tree, based in Chesapeake, Va., loves the fiesta. The chain, which operates about 3,700 stores in 48 states, saw its profits rise 51%, to $56.9 million, for the quarter that ended Aug. 1. In a depressed retail environment, same-store sales jumped 6.8% for the quarter; the retailer's shares have risen over 40% since mid-February. "For us, the world is our oyster," Gary Philbin, Dollar Tree's COO, said at a recent analyst presentation. "With other folks canceling...
...racing minivan driven by Andrew Thomas Gallo would have hit Stewart's sports coupe only with a glancing blow. Instead, running a red light, Gallo slammed into the Mitsubishi Eclipse at over 65 m.p.h. "right between the wheels - direct dead center," says Wilhite's father. Meanwhile, a slight quarter-inch movement of Wilhite's vulnerable spinal cord during his rescue by paramedics or at the hospital and he would be paralyzed or worse, says Bhatia. (See "The Year in Medicine 2008: From...
...assuming you only eat 2,000 calories in a day (yeah right, you're in college), Honey Butter is only about one percent of your daily suggested intake! But who eats–or, rather, who has enough self-restraint merely to eat–just one tiny quarter of an ounce of this ambrosial accoutrement for some of the best warm (if not freshly baked) bread you can find at Harvard, even in the culinary Siberia that is Annenberg Hall...
...fact, FlyBy is almost convinced that Honey Butter is even healthy, as one measly quarter ounce is two percent of your daily Vitamin A intake...