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...chairman and former chief executive of Microsoft, which he began before leaving Harvard in 1975, Gates parlayed a knack for computer science into the world’s largest fortune. He has committed the bulk of that wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, his leading philanthropic organization...
...school, they are given a goal weight by the coaching staff. The incoming players are expected to meet this target by the time they arrive for preseason camp in August. After arriving on campus, they are weighed twice every week year-round to make sure they are maintaining their bulk through proper weight training and caloric intake. The motto here is “more mass equals more force,” and the more force you have, the more likely you are to see playing time and the better your chances of overwhelming your similarly large opponent.Getting that...
...Peters Co., based in Cincinnati, Ohio, waxed and waned with business cycles, with Peters promoting the company at varying levels of intensity. After the dotcom bust, Peters' high-risk, big-payoff consulting projects, which preached blowing up business-as usual, were less in vogue. The bulk of the company's business was in its safer leadership training, mostly using non-Peters material that emphasized behavioral assessment and leadership preparation. In 2004, Peters, who had moved his personal life from California to Vermont, decided that "it was silly to have a company in Cincinnati that wasn't doing the things...
...caused in large part by the six walks he issued—Eadington was replaced by Perlman in the fifth. Perlman did not disappoint, allowing only four baserunners in 4 2/3 innings on the way to his first career victory. Junior third baseman Steffan Wilson provided the bulk of the offense for Harvard, driving in three runs, including two on a double ripped down the left field line. “He’s going to be our go-to guy all year in the middle of the lineup,” Byrne said. “He?...
...know that’s not what most people read these comic books for. Especially for the overwhelmingly young audience that comprises the bulk of the readership, it’s tough to be too serious. It’s too much to ask every author to approach their work in this...