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...small (pop. 16 million), its GDP is $145 billion, one of Latin America's highest per capita, and is expected to grow more than 5% this year with little inflation (though recent labor and student protests indicate Chileans want a larger slice of that wealth). Its size precludes large-scale manufacturing, so it heavily promotes value-added industries for its myriad commodities, like copper and timber. Compańía Sud Americana de Vapores, Latin America's largest maritime-transport concern, reflects how Chile has turned itself from a hemispheric outpost into a bridge to the Pacific Basin...
Prosperity adherents believe the right thoughts and speech, along with giving to the church, will prompt divine repayment in this life, with a return as high as $100 on each dollar handed up. On a small scale, Prosperity's positive thinking has sometimes energized the march of the poor into the middle class, but many Christians find it theologically and ethically perverse. Prosperity dominates American religious TV, and millions of adherents send millions of dollars to preachers they have never met. For Grassley, this might be fine if the ministers put all the money back into their mission work...
...amount of money to create institutions to do what Coop is doing now. They’ve been doing it for 125 years.”Assistant Dean of the College Stephanie H. Kenen said that differences among departments could complicate even estimating the costs of such a large-scale program.“One of the complicating factors is disciplinary differences and department differences in terms of types of book they order and the staff they have,” Kenen said. “That adds to the complexitycomplexity of figuring out what it might cost...
Even though some HoCos said they were forced to change their plans after finally finding out what the rules would be, committees have come up with small-scale activities to offer...
...battle stuff is definitely niche-based. It’s like a subculture of a subculture. Outside of it, not many people know about it. On a larger scale, I’d like to make music that isn’t necessarily niche-based...