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...track the trend in searches on topics such as "breast augmentation," "breast implants" or even "plastic surgery," there has been a precipitous decline in all plastic surgery topics over the last year. What's fueling this downturn? It may very well be related to the predominant income group of visitors to cosmetic surgery sites - U.S. households that earn less than $30,000 per year. In fact, if we look at the search patterns around popular surgeries, over the last year the term "cost" is the most commonly appearing qualifier. We see more searches such as "breast implant cost," "plastic surgery...
...raise awareness about environmental policies—both in terms of highlighting progress and identifying weakness. Sixty-eight percent of schools have improved their scores since 2007—a positive development that should not go unrecognized—and we encourage schools to continue this upward trend. Harvard should be proud to be ranked as a leader in sustainability, but it is important that the school does not take its A- grade to mean there is no further work to be done. There are always improvements that can be made, and Harvard should constantly strive to increase sustainability...
...Another surprising conclusion that the Minnesota study produced was the fact that children adopted from within the U.S. are more prone to behavioral disorders than those adopted from overseas. Some 40,000 children worldwide annually emigrate from more than 100 countries through adoption, a trend increasing rapidly in the U.S. since the 1970s. But these foreign adoptees are far more likely to internalize their problems, suffering more commonly from depression or separation anxiety disorders. Domestic adoptees, on the other hand, tend to act out. While consistent with adolescents studied in both North America and Western Europe, Keyes says, this finding...
...Europe, in Asia and elsewhere face no such restrictions. Many, like France's energy behemoth Total or Russia's Lukoil, are only too happy to sidestep American competitors as they pursue business in nations like Iran, which badly needs outside help for its oil industry. If the terror-free trend should spread, those companies could face significant divestment by U.S. shareholders. Other big-name international companies that have done business with outlaw states include Siemens, Hyundai, Alcatel, BNP Paribas and Statoil. The roster of some 400 global companies excluded by the FTSE/CSAG index includes many that trade on U.S. stock...
...experience in Botswana has firmly cemented his position on the question, Is business better for Africa than aid? "I'm anti-aid," he says. "It's brought more problems than it's solved." Donors reward bad governments, he argues. "Where Africa is coming right and is on an upward trend, that attracts business. Where it's doing badly, that attracts aid." Oppenheimer consults regularly with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who leads a growing body of opinion on the continent that has come to the same conclusion. "In the last 50 years, you've spent $400 billion in aid to Africa...