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Denham, which is headed by former Harvard Management Company (HMC) Vice President Stuart Porter, was spun off in June from Sowood Capital, an investment fund backed by an initial pledge of $500 million from Harvard and headed by Jeffrey Larson, another former HMC vice president.
Egger is not the only nonprofit leader using next year's early primaries to thrust his agenda into the national spotlight. Bill Gates, whose foundation is the world's largest philanthropy, last month called on presidential contenders to commit to expanding the President's Malaria Initiative, a $1.2 billion effort...
Since Bonds might be the world's most stubborn superstar, however, he may well stick by his "I'm playing" pledge. Forget about the indictment. Forget about fact that he has nothing left to prove, that he might be the greatest hitter of all time, in spite of the steroid...
The greenest of the green join Carbon Ration Action Groups (CRAGS), whose members pledge to reduce their personal carbon dioxide emissions. There are already 14 active CRAG chapters across Britain, but so far none elsewhere in the world. To Surrey CRAG member Jonathan Essex - who stays under his carbon limit...
In 1988, Samuel Beckett forbade any of his plays from being performed in the Netherlands because one theater company wanted to stage “Waiting for Godot” with a female cast. (“Women don’t have prostates,” he said.) The...