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...year existence, the Gates Foundation has accomplished a fraction of what it aims to do. But already it has helped save at least 700,000 lives in poor countries through its investments in vaccinations. In the U.S., its library project has brought computers and Internet access to 11,000 libraries. And it has sponsored the biggest privately funded scholarship program in history, sending 9,048 high-achieving minority students to college. It is the largest foundation in the world, with an endowment of $29 billion. Each year it spends almost the same amount as the World Health Organization...
...front cover, the irritatingly meaningless track names (Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head) and the menacing prefatory oboes (oboes!) make it seem like a concept album about global warming for kids. Since the lyrics remain a bafflement, it might well be. But give the songs a fraction of the attention that went into making them, and you will begin to catch bits of good stuff from rock, rap, dance and dub. Then, magically, it all comes together in your head and forms something like a unified theory of modern music...
...front cover, the irritatingly meaningless track names (Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head) and the menacing prefatory oboes (oboes!) make it seem like a concept album about global warming for kids. Since the lyrics remain a bafflement, it might well be. But give the songs a fraction of the attention that went into making them, and you will begin to catch bits of good stuff from rock, rap, dance and dub. Then, magically, it all comes together in your head and forms something like a unified theory of modern music. Best Tracks: O Green World, Dirty Harry, Feel...
...People think that they won’t be in the top fraction of the class and that they won’t fail out,” said Akram Zaman, co-president of the HBS Student Association’s Executive Committee, “so many of them take on the attitude that they don’t need to work as hard...
...little commitment from their new neighbors, with a tiny fraction of the billions we’ve already set aside for Allston development, could make all the difference...