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...through the will of his grandfather that gives charitable gifts to medical and educational organizations.In addition to making significant donations to Harvard, Baker also contributed to Columbia University, Dartmouth University, and Georgetown University.In the 1960s, Baker helped found the Quebec Labrador Mission, which took American teenagers to teach at Canadian fishing villages, Aisner said. Baker was also involved with several other institutions, including the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the New York Zoological Society, and the Woods Hole Sea Education Association on Cape Cod. A trustee of St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H., Baker also served...
...both required and monitored assurances that countries would treat their prisoners in accordance with international human rights norms - for example, that they would not be abused or tortured. President Bush says the U.S. does not condone torture. But in one 2002 case, Maher Arar, a Syrian-born Canadian, was intercepted while changing planes in New York City and shipped via Jordan to Syria. He was held for a year, and says he was beaten. Before 2001, it would have been inconceivable for the U.S. to send anyone to a country with Syria's long record of torture. Public discontent means...
...Randall Morck, visiting professor of Canadian studies at Harvard, said that winning the election may have its negatives...
...sort of surprises me that he wants to stand for Parliament. I would think the mudslinging of contemporary Canadian politics would be less attractive than being a professor at the Kennedy School,” he said...
...World Record for the “fastest marathon while juggling three objects” with a time of 3:07:05—an average time of 7:08 per mile— at the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 20. The previous Guinness Record was held by Canadian marathon runner Michal E. Kapral, who completed the course in 3:07:46 earlier this year. Warren said running while jogging—known as joggling—“makes the world a little more magical of a place.” Warren joggled in the race...