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Last year set a benchmark for women cartoonists with nearly a half dozen major works published, including three in my top ten. This year looks to continue this important upswing with the appearance of Aline Kominsky Crumb's Need More Love: A Graphic Memoir (MQ Publications; 383 pages; $30). Another in the long line of interesting female artists who get overshadowed and even vilified as a result of being married to a beloved male artist (in this case, Robert Crumb), Kominsky Crumb gets the solo attention she deserves with this new book. Need More Love delivers some of the most...
...initially invest $500 million with Meyer’s new fund—Convexity Capital Management. But so far, Meyer’s new fund has failed to live up to the hype surrounding his record-breaking start. All of its various investment strategy options fell short of their benchmark indices by about 4.5 percent in 2006, the Boston Globe reported last Thursday. University spokesman John D. Longbrake declined to comment on whether or not Harvard’s investment has stayed with Convexity, because the only holdings Harvard reports are those filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. When...
...booming Indian market, she says, "players in these sectors are still in the process of standardizing service delivery while at the same time having to put up with strong competition from multiple service providers. In such a scenario it is inevitable that feedback is crucial to benchmark and improve service standards...
...hasn't hurt that Hong Kong stocks have been on a tear. The benchmark Hang Seng Index repeatedly set new all-time highs in the latter part of 2006, gaining 34% for the year. The rally got a big boost from an influx of investors hoping to cash in on the appreciating yuan by buying shares in mainland companies. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which includes only China stocks, soared...
Gordon also said that the University would seek certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system, a national benchmark for sustainable construction...