Word: rich
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...rich people, you’ve always got money laying around!” she said...
...rich countries, democracy makes life more peaceful and prosperous; in poor ones, it makes life more dangerous. So argues Oxford economist Paul Collier in his bold new book Wars, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places, which extends the discussion he began in his celebrated 2007 study of the world's poorest nations, The Bottom Billion. Collier's not the first to point out that elections, unsupported by robust institutions, are simply political fetishes. But his analysis, delivered with clarity and wit, digs deep into how they increase the risk of wars, uprisings and riots for the world's poorest...
...unconditional-love provider--they've gone from eating scraps and sleeping in the dirt to gourmet kibble and orthopedic beds. Turns out humans will pay billions per year for unquestioning devotion--we'll even pick up the poop. These days, the only humans who "work like dogs" are options-rich Google employees...
...Christian Science Monitor, and the administration’s announcement of Jehn’s selection cites both as part of his published work.“I surmise that Harvard’s administrators likely spend much more time shaking the hands and sharing the confidences of the rich and powerful than they do finding out the names, fears, dreams, and wisdom of the janitors, cooks, and guards who, in that long-lived tradition of master-servant relations, labor invisibly each day,” Jehn wrote in the Globe article.Preceptors also continue to voice objection to the current...
...That kind of a leap is almost unprecedented, so it’s a big deal for him personally.” “It’s pretty significant,” Harvard coach Jason Saretsky said. “Obviously, Harvard has a rich history and tradition in track and field. It’s one of the original sports at Harvard, so to have a time that ranks on that all-time list is a great achievement.” The last time someone made it onto the 5000-meter top-10 performance list...