Word: riche
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...first term "indicated that I was not, you know, a man of peace." He tried to remind Europeans that "America is a force for good. America is a force for liberty. America is a force to fight disease." He even conceded - this from a Texas oilman - that the rich nations of the world would have to "transfer out of the hydrocarbon economy...
...Service like that used to be the purview of upscale hotels, private bankers and credit-card companies. But concierge firms catering to what Elliot calls the "cash-rich, time-poor" are now springing up all over. Katharine Giovanni, chairwoman of the U.S.-based International Concierge and Errand Association, says membership in her organization has doubled in the last two years, to around 650 companies. And Giovanni says those firms are no longer catering exclusively to the leisure class. Many concierge clients these days are harried two-career families who simply need an extra hand planning a child's birthday party...
...cocaine. For the most part, though, Quintessentially's clients-or members, as the company calls them-simply want to know where to go, and how to get past the velvet rope when they get there. "If you think about the early 21st century, there's more very, very rich people on the planet than ever before who all want that access and that level of service," Elliot says. "For most very rich people, they are that because they've been successful or smart in some shape or form. You find that everybody has something they really love...
...think tank. Titled "A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education," it lays out an expansive vision for leveling the playing field for low-income kids, one that looks toward new policies on child health and support for parents and communities. The document states that much of the achievement gap between rich and poor "is rooted in what occurs outside of formal schooling," and therefore calls on policymakers to "rethink their assumptions" about what it will take to close that gap. Neuman says that money she's seen wasted on current programs, including much of the massive Title 1 spending should...
...agricultural production and economics gains. Poor families, like Bing's, are growing fastest. The country's poorest residents have an average of six children. The richest, meanwhile, have two. And it's not simply a matter of choice. Asked how many children they'd like to have, Philippine women, rich and poor, say they'd like two. Bing's neighbor, Sheryl, was one of those women, but, at 25, she's already had five. Three survived infancy. "What we earn here is not enough for children," she says...