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However, a number of concerns have been raised about the potential financial cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and whether a reduction to a level 11 percent lower than in 1990 is a feasible goal given Harvard’s expansion into Allston...
...holdout in that hegemony: Along the Mediterranean, south of Lebanon, east of Egypt, and west of Jordan, is the 8,000 square mile Jewish state of Israel—the only Jewish homeland that ever was and ever will be. The population of Israel, 7 million, is 20 percent Arab. The ratio of Arab to Jewish land is 640:1. If I were an Arab Muslim in, say, Saudi Arabia (830,000 square miles, population 23 million) with its wealth of oil fields along the Persian Gulf, I might wonder why Jews, who blend ethnicity and religion just as Arab...
...Over 90 percent of those who die by suicide suffer from depression or a substance-abuse disorder, according to statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health. Depressed individuals often experience feelings of pessimism, guilt, anxiety, and fatigue...
...said. “We hope to bring more dollars to the table to make it even bigger and better.” Endowed gifts are administered centrally by the University, Gergen said, and schools receive an annual payout that usually comes to about 4 percent of the principal. While this is the largest one-time gift to the Center, Gergen noted that Leslie and Abigail Wexner have been the institution’s largest overall benefactors. Leslie Wexner is the CEO of The Limited, a women’s clothing chain. The couple contributes $2.1 million annually...
...LOCAVORES UNITEPopularized as the “locavore” movement, the trend of buying local has swept the nation over the past several years. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of farmer’s markets across the country grew by more than 7 percent between 2005 and 2006.“It’s one of the biggest food trends I’ve seen in my lifetime,” said Mollie Katzen, a bestselling cookbook author and adviser to HUDS.Katzen pointed to both culinary and environmental benefits of eating local, since produce...