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...forages for food, the father struggles to keep the egg safe in a -80°F chill. This French documentary, for which its heroic makers deserve the Légion d'Honneur and cups of steaming cocoa, became a $77 million sleeper hit in North America. Now that it's winter, watch the film again on DVD, and be warmed...
...million, respectively, for their work at Harvard Management Company (HMC), which invests the endowment. Jack R. Meyer, the firm’s former president, received $6 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2005. The University disclosed the salaries on Dec. 21, the first day of winter break for undergraduates. The performance-based salaries dropped off from past highs. Manager pay exceeded $35 million in fiscal 2003 and $25 million in 2004 amid extraordinary endowment returns. The copious compensation was a lightning rod for criticism from some alumni and students, including several alumni from the Class...
...people say they’re interested in fish,” said Snyder, adding that HUDS hopes to add more mahi-mahi to the spring menu, which is currently being finalized. In an effort to respond to similar past comments, HUDS’s current winter seasonal menu includes lobster bisque and mussels, more frequent vegetable samosas, and, starting in January, a biweekly make-your-own Indian naan and curry station. According to Crista Martin, HUDS assistant director for marketing, “the survey has existed for a long time,” but has only recently been...
...Because winter snows and heavy rains make many of Kashmir's roads impassable, the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) reckons that helicopters are the only means of bringing food to 400,000 quake victims stranded in remote mountain villages. While nearly a dozen governments, led by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia along with the World Bank and other financial institutions, have pledged more than $5.4 billion in funding for the long-term reconstruction of Pakistan, aid organizations say they aren't getting the backup they need. Private aid agencies complain that donors are tired of digging into their pockets...
...That WFP estimate covers only the cost of food to ward off starvation (the quake destroyed the villagers' regular winter stores). Helicopters cost up to $16,000 an hour to operate, and much more money is needed to rebuild homes and schools and to provide medical care for the sick and injured. The weather has been relatively dry so far. But with temperatures in areas above 1,500 m now dipping to -8?C, shelter is an immediate concern. There aren't enough tin sheets, a construction staple, to go around. At higher elevations, only about 10% of residents have...