Word: savings
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...wanted to save the community of students and scholars, the place where so many ideas are shared," she said...
...harshly beautiful savannah of Namibia in southwest Africa. That's where conservation biologist Laurie Marker, founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, hopes to ensure the great cat's survival. She sees it as a test case of whether human development and wildlife habitats can coexist. "If we can save the cheetah here," says Marker, "we are talking about saving an entire ecosystem. We can save the world...
...years from now, I plan to fill my Tuesday evenings with free time. Sound good? You'll probably need reservations: Let me know by Wednesday and I'll save you a spot...
...must be the New Math. A well-meaning Department of Transportation proposal unveiled Tuesday aimed at curbing the number of hours that truckers work - a move that's supposed to cut down on driver fatigue and save about 100 lives a years - has managed to tick off both truckers and safety advocates. The safety folks say it could make the roads either more or less dangerous; truckers say it could lead to either more or less work; and everyone agrees it will soak the economy. The rule would limit truckers to one 12-hour shift per 24 hours. The current...
...family like Segal's, where all the children had gone to bed nicely by 8:30 p.m. the other night, when I phoned her. But considering the circumstances in my household--I overheard my husband telling Clementine that "words are like colors and swear words are fluorescent, so save them for when you want to make a big impression"--I cling to another bit of insight from Segal: "By the time children are six, they know what a curse means. She will be able to curb herself." In the meantime, I just may change supermarkets...