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...acid test is on the ground. Next to a red-dust sports field in the center of Botswana's capital Gaborone, ACHAP conducts HIV tests and performs basic medical examinations in a portable cabin. John Furala Kahindi, 36, is a volunteer who runs packed-out basketball and fitness programs targeted at the young. He works closely with ACHAP. It laid his basketball court - even bringing NBA stars to open it - and in return he funnels his charges to the cabin for regular tests, blood donations and counseling. As a passionate sportsman whose love for the game led him to quit...
TIME: Is it key to leverage that expertise? Pollitt: We would argue very strongly, yes. There is a basic benchmark: the money that you put into these projects should do more than it would do if you simply handed it over to a charity. That means running projects that have some relationship to your business, or to business in general. So health-care companies doing health-care projects seems very sensible...
...political rallies”—the supposed goals of the UC. The need to balance funding of student activities with student services is the UC’s prerogative. But who will rally or organize if they lack a built-in civic community? Or basic information...
Selling for about 50 times as much per ounce as your basic Morton's, specialty salt comes in a mystifying array of colors, grinds and shapes. To help buyers choose the perfect one, some stores, like Williams-Sonoma and Whole Foods, offer tasting bars that allow you to try out different varieties. If you still can't decide, the online gift company Red Envelope sells a 24-jar sampler of salts whose origins range from Italy to India...
...food that's a problem," says Eve Felder, a dean at the Culinary Institute of America. Artisanal salts are meant to be used sparingly atop prepared food, so chances are those few extra sprinkles won't do you in. Although, at $6 for a 3-oz. jar of your basic fleur de sel, the price just might...