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...Harvard’s high fundraising receipts and the strong investment returns of the Harvard Management Company, which grew the endowment to $25.9 billion during 2005.Despite the $44 million surplus, costs still crept upward in several areas.Ballooning energy costs and the expense of maintaining Harvard’s property drove up space and occupancy costs by 11 percent. The University added another 1.6 million square feet during fiscal 2005, according to the report.“The University is actively identifying and implementing strategies to mitigate the effects of volatility in the energy markets,” the report stated.Harvard...
...After 25 years on the air, Ted Koppel hosted his final episode of Nightline. Immediately after the show, he drove upstate and released his hair into the wild...
...World Cup. Had he done so, many believe he would have passed Pel? as the greatest of all time. He helped Manchester United become the first English Champions of Europe. But Best's story is one of talent beyond any other, yet talent unfulfilled. The demons that drove him to drink meant he was in decline from the day he left Manchester, aged 27. He played for lesser clubs, including three in North America. Though he lost his skills, he never lost his humor: once asked why he went to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps, he said...
...came out from halftime, and they just drove the field on us,” Berg said. “It was a tough situation, but as soon as the offense got rolling again, we were back on the board...
...banging percussive instruments—at one point marching onto the street and blocking traffic. They protest migrated around to the entrance to the club’s parking lot as guests were arriving for the speech. Dr. Wolfgang Klietmann, Lecturer on Pathology at Harvard Medical School, drove through the protesters on his way into the club to hear Summers. He said he knew nothing about the subject of the protest, but that he believed its location was not well chosen. The workers and students “should stay on the campus,” he said...