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...gain for the Mei/Moses Art Index, based on repeat sales of artwork at auction...
...Loker Commons was filled with hoots, bids, and excitement as 20 brave freshmen were auctioned off this past Saturday at the Freshmen Date Auction, an event thrown by the First-Year Social Committee (FYSC). The proceeds of the event, totalling around $500, went to Globe Santa, a charity run by the Boston Globe which delivers holiday gifts to needy children, according to FYSC Chair Zachary A.Y. Pollinger ’09. Bidding started at $5 and went up in $5 increments. Ayla N. Bloomberg ’09—who, according to the night’s emcee, listed...
...Putin earlier this month offered the chairmanship of Russian state oil firm Rosneft to former U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans, a close friend of President Bush. Rosneft is readying for an IPO next year, after picking up the production arm of its dismembered rival Yukos in a state-sponsored auction a year ago. Sources close to Evans won't confirm or deny the offer, saying only that Evans supports closer commercial ties between the U.S. and Russia...
Harvard’s Hindu Students Association, Dharma, auctioned and displayed pieces up to $1,700 at an art show yesterday to raise money for the earthquake that devastated the South Asian region in October. The art show and auction, taking place at the Harvard Center for Government and International Studies, provided a forum for almost 50 students, faculty, and community members to witness images of the South Asian region damaged by the earthquake. “Our main purpose in doing an art show is really a dual purpose—both to raise awareness and to raise funds...
...auction is set to take place at the New York Rockefeller Plaza...