About half of the sky couches sold have been bought by couples.

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The other half of the sky is 97% dark.

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These, among others, are the truths uncovered to so many American men and women in the past year as a result of the Half the Sky Movement, the multimedia collaboration from NYTimes reporter Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn.

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Lucky (if ironic) for them, nearly half of goods exports are in energy and mineral resources, where the sky's the limit these days, but that leaves plenty else to sell in tougher world markets.

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Even in Dubai, where the sky is still alarmingly full of cranes and half-finished towers, one Western bank is contemplating building a new office for itself because existing buildings are not up to scratch.

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And to be fair, despite its similarities, Half the Sky: The Game is no FarmVille, the kind of social activity that this reporter instantly blocks and often even is grounds for an instant de-friending.

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Since News Corp is not an independent shareholder, Sky's non-execs are likely to turf him out if somewhere around a half of the other shareholders vote for him to go.

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So while reading Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn about the need to fight global poverty by unlocking the power of women, Jane had an idea.

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