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Although Bill Gates has long been Harvard’s most famous dropout—a legendary entrepreneur, the world’s richest man, and an icon of the computer age—it is appropriate that he is only returning to Harvard to take an honorary degree now that he is also known as the world’s most generous philanthropist. We applaud Harvard for recognizing his contribution to society and welcome Gates back to Cambridge to deliver the keynote address at commencement...
...Uyana is near some of the richest architectural treasures in the world. Just up the road is Sigiriya, the extraordinary rock fortress built in the 5th century, and widely hailed as the eighth wonder of the world. The ruined capitals of Anuradhapura, founded in the 4th century B.C., and 900-year-old Polonnaruwa are a shortish drive away, and so are the cave temples at Dambulla, which date from the 1st century B.C. They're so amazing - and so amazingly well preserved - that you could stay in a hut and be happy. But how much better to return, after...
...Dubai is an unworldly mix of both. The city's music venues and nightclubs host the best of Arab and international entertainers, while bikini-clad Europeans and local women wearing traditional head coverings can be spotted on the beaches. Dubai hosts major international sporting events, including the world's richest horse race...
...that free trade is a bad thing for Latin America by any means. Since NAFTA began in 1994, Mexican exports to the U.S. have leapt from $40 billion to almost $200 billion. The problem is that, at the same time, the richest 10% of Mexicans have seen their share of national income grow appreciably while that of the poorest 10% has declined. The reason: neither free trade nor the U.S. has done much to help Latin America build the kind of institutions, like adequate schooling or functioning judiciaries, that spread that wealth through the economic bloodstream...
...store clerk, befriends Alison’s 14-year-old son, and decides that one day he will marry her. The fun, of course, is discovering how this 32 year-old loser becomes the ultimate winner: narrator Glen asserts that by 2006 he will marry Alison and become the richest man in Buffalo. Blitt has similarly transformed himself from borderline failure to commercial Hollywood success. “When I would go out to dinner, I would just always have so much in common with the 14 year old,” he says...