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...these very small steps of planting a garden gets us into the broader discussion that government isn't always the answer. That's something that the President said throughout his campaign. But a garden is a part of it. And how we change the way kids think about food is a part of that. Making sure people know that exercise has to be part of their daily lives - that's a part of it. And that's not something government can mandate, but it's within the power of each and every individual. Service is a part of that bigger...
...want to encourage businesses in all sorts of ways to get involved. For example, I've been talking to my science advisor, John Holdren, about how we can really tap into businesses to improve science and technology and math education. And I am willing to bet that there isn't a high-tech company out there - Google, Microsoft, what have you - that wouldn't love to sponsor young people - and young girls in particular, who oftentimes are left out of the conversation on math and science education - to really boost them...
...That's one reason Walmart's plan to standardize a sustainability index is so important. If companies are really improving their carbon footprint - and, one hopes, the way they treat their workers - in order to improve their image and engender consumer loyalty, isn't that a net good thing? And if they are doing it exclusively to help their bottom line, so what? "I don't care whether companies change for the love of the environment or because of their financial interest," says Geoffrey Heal, a Columbia Business School professor and the author of When Principles Pay. "The most sustainable...
...1980s. But while the legacy of the segregationist past caused strains, the city never fractured along racial lines. "Atlanta is a city that has been built on black hope and white pragmatism," says Gary Pomerantz, who wrote the Atlanta history Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn. "Race isn't everything in Atlanta, but it is in everything...
...issue isn't weather. It's whether there will be rooms for everybody. The official word is, "FIFA believes there is sufficient quality accommodation in South Africa." But FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has basically ordered organizers to augment the room supply with cruise ships. Tamara Cohen, a South African who is a travel consultant in Charlotte, N.C., says that while FIFA's got all the major hotels and chains booked solid, there are other options, including private homes available for rent, boutique hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses. "This type of accommodation has exploded in South Africa in the past...