"Now everybody is realizing that we are in this together, that if the community improves, that improves Yale because Yale benefits from the improvement of the community.
Analysts said the latest manufacturing PMI pointed to falling activity, but that some hope could be taken from the improvement on November's three-year low.
It's amazing how, for Zuckerberg, the growing of his own personal fortune is indistinguishable from the improvement of the public good.
About 1050 bc, judging from the improvement in pottery, life seems to have become more settled, enabling pottery makers to become artists again.
Meanwhile, the study of comets benefitted greatly from the improvement in the quality and size of telescopes and the technology for observing comets.
Modern developments date from the improvement of communications in the 18th century, particularly the building of the Grand Trunk Canal in the 1760s.
And Mr. Ferrer's promise to represent New Yorkers who did not benefit from the improvement in New York's fortunes over the past eight years was reflected in the economic standing of voters who supported him.
He added: "I'm not saying all is forgiven, but some credit must go to the management for keeping the company on course and for the company to benefit from the improvement in the global economy".
The figures, which are exceptionally high and hard to verify, are broken down into approximately £1bn in national promotions, £485m from the improvement of corporate brand recognition and £9bn in increased corporate revenues.
As the world's largest chip maker, with high-margin businesses like its Centrino microprocessors that enable PC's to communicate wirelessly, Intel has positioned itself to benefit more than others from the improvement.
"We expect major benefits from the improvement occurring in certain economies whose earlier weakness hindered our growth," the chief executive, Michael C. Hawley, told shareholders at Gillette's annual meeting in Boston.
