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...code of good governance that promises greater disclosure to investors by offering more information on the risks funds may be exposed to. The code also calls on hedge funds to voluntarily disclose interests in companies held through indirect investments, to bolster strategies to weather big market swings, and to detail procedures followed in putting valuations on illiquid assets such as subprime debt, among other provisions. "We certainly hope that this might reduce somewhat the appetite of governments to regulate," says Large. Meanwhile in the U.S., a government-sponsored industry group, the President's Working Group on Financial Markets, is also...
...Football Helmet, has received certification from the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment. Xenith is nearing completion of its large model for the helmet, which fits about two-thirds to three-fourths of college athletes. “We want to be sure of every detail,” Ferrara said. “We want to get it on the field this fall.” Ferrara’s project has significant Harvard ties in addition to his own. One of his advisors, Arthur L. Boland, is the Head Orthopedic Surgeon for the Crimson?...
...book smuggling across the French border during the 18th century. The book will be published in electronic form along with monographs and digitized manuscripts so that the reader can create a personal version of the text. “You can log on and follow things in very great detail depending on how seriously you’re interested,” Darnton said. Darnton said the book could have several “levels” in which readers could click on additional items according to their degree of interest and have the opportunity to translate excerpts of correspondence...
...irresponsible," French Secretary of State on Foreign Affairs and Human Rights Rama Yade told the daily Le Parisien. Yade said she'd warned Zoe's Ark back in August of her concerns about its rumored adoption practices. And while Yade said French officials still don't have enough detail to be able to confirm or refute the charges of child trafficking, she suggested the NGO knew it was playing with fire. "You don't remove children from countries like Chad and Sudan that don't allow adoption," Yade said...
...John Edwards, running third nationally, has been on the attack for months, criticizing Clinton for everything from her vote urging the Bush Administration to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization to her repeated refusal to detail how she would fix Social Security. In August, Edwards even publicly asked Obama to join him in calling for Clinton to refuse donations from registered lobbyists, an invitation Obama declined...