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Today, thanks to a grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package, which allocated $21.5 billion for research and development??the two still have their jobs...
Kristof spoke of the “dirty little secret of development??—that bad spending decisions are disproportionately made by men: 20 percent of daily income in Africa is spent by men on alcohol, tobacco, prostitution, and sugary drinks, and a portion of that spending could be shifted towards educating girls, he said. Educating girls also has a positive economic return over time, he added...
...signed deal with the Sanhak Foundation—which was founded by the Korean International Traders Association to promote the nation’s economic development??marks Harvard’s first success in its shifting strategy to secure more flexible sources of funding, said Vice Provost for International Affairs Jorge I. Dominguez...
When we’re so used to seeing the likes of our beloved “Arrested Development?? and “Freaks and Geeks” terminated before their time, it’s easy to forget that even the best shows have an expiration date. The sixth season of “The Office” will premiere next Thursday, but I wish it wouldn’t. It’s not that the fifth season’s subplots weren’t funny—think Michael Scott Paper Company...
...advice. His wheedling coworkers suffer a similar fate; it’s only really possible to differentiate the other executives at ADM by their horrible ties. Most tragically, the comedic gifts of Toby Hale—known best for his role as Buster Bluth in “Arrested Development??—are squandered during his brief appearance as Whitacre’s lawyer.Near the end of the movie, as Whitacre’s plans are beginning to unravel, he notices a swarm of ants feasting on discarded food crumbs. “That?...