Decorate your bathroom with 12 dozen eggs
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The Local Exchange and Trading System (LETS) group in the Blue Mountains, near Sydney, Australia, has nearly 200 members who exchange work, goods and skills via a coordinator for units of exchange known as Ecos. Financial terms are not used, rather acknowledgement and commitment. Trust between members is eased because everyone is known to each other and most do not mind giving more than they receive occasionally. Similar schemes operate in Canada. In March 1992 tax rules were changed to include anything that occupies sufficient time.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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A hundred years of fortitude
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Kuwait is to pass a law granting women political rights, a move that highlights the position of women in Arab societies. There have been some improvements in the position of women in the 20th century in terms of education, employment, and family law, but there are still obstacles to change. Islamic fundamentalism has halted progress in some countries, and women have few political rights. There is also the problem of 'honor' killings, for which men receive light sentences.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Fat chance
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Important facts about proper weight loss and dieting can help a person create his own perfect physical fitness program. Facts include genetic factors of weight problems, dieting, fat cells and calories, and the use of exercise to keep fat cells from filling up.
Publication Name: Shape
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0744-5121
Year: 1998
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