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...back to the West after discovering them in 1855, and the numbers of tourists streaming to visit the "smoke that thunders" have been increasing ever since. Although some folks still prefer to take in the majesty of this geological wonder from the viewing platform, excitement addicts microlight overhead, whitewater raft below or bungee jump betwixt and between. Last summer, 75% of foreign visitors to the falls participated in adventure sports, according to Zambia's National Heritage Conservation Commission. For some of these thrill seekers, the falls aren't even the main attraction but a hazy, shimmering backdrop to the mighty...
...armchair speculators bored with Wall Street and willing to take calculated risks, a raft of spicy investment alternatives has emerged. You no longer need millions to bank on Picassos or ride the fortunes of a good Bordeaux...
...Inititiative, which eliminates the parental contribution to college costs for families earning under $40,000 a year. Whatever metrics are used, the story is the same: the odds are stacked against those students who come from poor backgrounds. Federal funding for student loans has long served as a life raft for students and families worried about debt from what can be prohibitively high tuition costs. Many students enter college knowing they will graduate with thousands of dollars in debt (the median debt for a Harvard student in the Class of 2005 was $6,400). The increase in interest rates...
...need to ask big questions, to say, 'Are pieces of the charitable sector still legitimate?'" But few people, even regulators, are willing to saddle nonprofits with a version of Sarbanes-Oxley. California's Lockyer hopes states can help nonprofits develop better management skills rather than simply throw a raft of new rules at them. "The next step ... would be to try to figure out how to provide those [accountability] skills to people who are devoted but don't have a history of management," he says. Perhaps most encouraging is the rise of armchair regulators, curious donors who are using...
...English Midlands, a Michelin star. The menu, which uses vegetables and herbs from Hambleton's gardens, changes with the seasons to incorporate game, wild mushrooms and truffles. The hostelry, perched on a slope leading down to Rutland Water, the largest man-made lake in Western Europe, has won a raft of hospitality awards, not least for its relaxed yet flawless service. "Fay ce que voudras" (Do as you like) reads an inscription in medieval French above the entrance. The exhortation was incised in Victorian times but reflects proprietor Tim Hart's service philosophy. Hart converted the 1881 Gothic and mock...