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...huts? In the 18th century, proto-economist Adam Smith pointed to the transformative effect of the division of labor. In the 19th, David Ricardo highlighted the benefits of trade. In the 20th, Harvard University's Michael Porter made the case for industry clusters. Geography, physical capital, technology, worker education--they've all taken a turn as the supposed silver bullet...
...leaves so delicious that some call them the "champagne of teas." But you don't need to taste them to know how much they are valued. At Happy Valley tea estate, perched at 6,800 ft. (2,100 m) where the Himalayas snake into India between Nepal and Bhutan, workers harvest the autumn flush, plucking each tip of dwi paat suiro--two leaves and a bud--as if it were worth its weight in gold. As the sun sets on the looming Mount Kanchenjunga and a lazy mist begins to settle, pickers carefully empty their bamboo baskets and take...
...accurate shooting, will be playing behind stars Hallion and junior Emily Tay, the team’s top two scorers last season. Many of the veterans, Hallion in particular, have provided leadership and acted as role models for the incoming players.“Lindsay is such a hard worker and such a great leader,” Matera says. “We just try to follow her example and be as intelligent as she is when we play.”Hallion and senior Jessica Knox have assumed the leadership mantle from last year?...
...received All-Ivy League Second Team honors last season and was the team’s second-leading scorer with 12 points per contest, but it’s her passion for the game that earned her the Crimson captaincy.“Lindsay is such a hard worker and such a great leader,” freshman guard Christina Matera. “We just try to follow her example and be as intelligent as she is when we play.”“She competes at everything,” Delaney-Smith says...
...some 10 miles away, was able to receive members of the national assembly. "I'm going in," shouted senator Enver Baig, as he strode purposefully toward the assembled police. They melted away as he passed, then reformed their blockade. Other politicians were not so lucky. Nahid Hayat, a party worker hoping to run for office, stood in front of the police to address the crowd. Before she had a chance to speak, she was bundled into a waiting police car. "I have been given no reason to be arrested," she screamed, as the police slammed the door behind her. Asim...