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The Economist












Analysts reckon Flipkart loses money on each shipment.
At one point it was thought to guzzle $2m a day subsidising shipping and using discounts to lure buyers








lmart’s new acquisition will not produce quick returns

The long game


ECONOMIST.COM



"The worst thing you can do to an industry struggling right now is to let them lapse back into making gas-guzzlers," said Ann Mesnikoff, director of the Sierra Club's green transportation campaign. "Oil prices are down now, but in three to five years, they'll be up, and the automakers will be making vehicles the public won't buy."



On the Cover of the Sunday Book Review


'Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It'
By ELIZABETH ROYTE
Reviewed by LISA MARGONELLI
Elizabeth Royte asks why Americans spend billions on bottled water when they can guzzle tap water for next to nothing.
Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler

guzzle
verb [I or T] INFORMAL ━━ v. がぶがぶ飲む, がつがつ食べる ((away, down, up)).
to eat or drink quickly, eagerly and usually in large amounts:
I'm not surprised you feel sick after guzzling three ice-creams!
You're bound to get indigestion if you guzzle like that!

guzzler
noun [C] INFORMAL
She's a real guzzler! gas guzzler noun [C] MAINLY US INFORMAL
a car that uses a lot of fuel

gas-guzzling
adjective [before noun]


When the Computer Wore a Skirt: Langley's Computers, 1935–1970 ...

https://www.nasa.gov/.../when-the-computer-wore-a-skirt-langley-s-computers-1935-...





Nov 25, 2016 - Although she already had a degree in chemistry, all “colored” computers were required to take a course in chemistry at Hampton Institute before starting their new job. All calculations were completed with the aid of a slide rule and results recorded in logs and plotted on graphs. Shifts ran around the clock ...





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Historic Pictures Show the Hidden Women of the Space Race

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/.../hidden-figures-nasa-computers-women-kather...





Dec 23, 2016 - When Johnson started calculating celestial trajectories, the civil rights movement was still gaining momentum, and the group of female computers Vaughan led was sequestered in a room with a sign outside that read “Colored Computers.” Still, Langley not only recognized the expertise of these women and ...





guzzle


ˈɡʌz(ə)l/

verb

eat or drink (something) greedily.
"he would guzzle his ale"