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Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
What's the largest form of wage discrimination in the world today? To answer that question, Lant Pritchett, Michael Clemens, and Claudia Montenegro have compiled this handy chart for you: Wage gaps between observably identical Nigerian workers in the United States and Nigerian workers in Nigeria (same gender, education, work experience, etc) are... considerable. They swamp the wage gaps between...
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Rose Cantine (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Caisse d’Epargne rider Luis Leon Sanchez took the seventh stage of the Tour de France, so far, the most difficult stage with a steep climb at the end followed by a treacherous descent in the fog on wet roads. A number of riders had difficulty keeping their bikes on the slippery surface. But our Lanterne [...]
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otherclothing.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Here are the latest hoodies for men by top skating brand Etnies. Etnies Foiled Sweatshirt Eggplant. Etnies logo on front, Two pockets and a hood. Cotton twill draw cords with etnies screen-print. Etnies Cracked Hood Black. Etnies “drought” screen-print on front chest, front pouch pocket and a hood. Cotton twill draw cords with etnies screen-print. Etnies Laced Hoody [...]
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Posted: 3:47 PM- A 34-year-old motorcyclist was killed in Orem Wednesday morning when the driver of a semitrailer truck ran a red light and struck him. The collision occurred just after 8 a.m. at the intersection of 1200 West and 800 North, Orem police reported. David Glen Lant of Orem died when the 25-year-old driver of the truck did not stop for the red light and drove into the intersection,...
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East Grinstead Courier (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
All 12 of Wealden's departments had to apply for the status individually."Our elected councillors had been looking how the council serves its customers and concluded that applying for Charter Mark status was the best way to raise our game across the board," said Charles Lant, chief executive."It involves thinking out how best we can match what we do with the expectations of our customers."Our...
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principiadialectica.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
... are stunning. In an essay written for the World Bank and aptly entitled, “Divergence, Big Time,” Lant Pritchett calculated that ratios of per-capita income between rich and poor countries increased more than six-fold between 1870 and 1985, as income levels dispersed over an ever-widening range of variation and rich and poor economies clustered on either end of a broader spectrum. Today,...
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Treehugger (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
photo by lant_70 via flickr In an example of how differing incentive systems produce different results in stimulating growth of renewable energy comes two stories from the UK. Only 6% from renewables by 2020 with current policies The Guardian is reporting that the Renewables Advisory Board has said that the UK will miss its target of meeting 15% of its energy needs through renewable sources...
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Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
... 400 animals a day.Under the new initiative, wastes will instead, be used to fuel a bio gas power p lant, whose output has been estimated to have the potential of generating enough off-grid electricity for more than 1,000 homes in the surrounding areas."UNEP, in common with Nairobi's 4.5 million citizens, have watched with growing alarm and concern, the rapid environmental deterioration of...
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bala (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
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