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...that defense is in peril. Often, the seed banks with the richest collections are located in unstable countries that don't take care of them. When Afghanistan's seed bank was looted during the Taliban's rule, rare varieties of walnuts, cherries and apricots were lost. Cary Fowler, executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, an agricultural NGO, estimates that as many as half the seed banks in the developing world may be at risk...
...shoring up the local economy is where Keegan (who else?) comes in. By boosting the club's prospects of a trophy - despite being the 13th richest club in the world, Newcastle haven't won a major competition for almost 40 years - "there's a huge sense of renewed confidence," says Ramsbotham. That same bounce lifted the city's productivity while Keegan was last in charge at the club, fans maintain, and even reduced sick leave in the city. "My boss has never seen me happier," says one, standing outside United's club shop, with its rails of freshly printed Keegan...
...more for them than most people make over five lifetimes. The house next door, which has a pool under the driveway, is owned by an Arab family who bought it for $20.5 million. And a few minutes' walk away, in Kensington Palace Gardens, Indian steel magnate and Britain's richest man Lakshmi Mittal owns a manse that's reportedly worth about $112 million...
...reason is that smart shopping isn't enough; both parties have to close the deal. Somewhere in this world lives the best-looking, richest, smartest person who would settle for you. But this ideal match is hard to find, and you may die single if you insist on waiting for such a mate to show up. So you choose to set up house with the best person you have found...
...team, Belichick changed the game plan. To give Brady better targets to throw to, he traded for both the troubled Moss and Dolphins wideout Wes Welker. He also picked up receiver Donté Stallworth in free agency and signed linebacker Adalius Thomas to a five-year, $35 million deal, the richest unrestricted free-agent contract in team history. For a franchise known for steadily building teams through the draft, low-profile trades and free-agent deals, this overhaul was unexpected...