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Cases like these underline the fact that art authentication is a high-stakes game. Da Vinci's portrait has been renamed La Bella Principessa, and its estimated value has been adjusted to about $160 million - a price tag that could result in an unimaginable profit for Peter Silverman, the painting's owner, who acquired it for about...
...merchandise at this year’s auction. Held on Oct. 3, the auction offered a meager 10 bikes for sale, compared to the nearly 50 of previous years. The reason might have something to do with the fact that the long-standing presence of Quad Bikes, the non-profit bicycle shop for the Harvard community, was nowhere to be seen. Had their charitable streak...
...sure, maybe Rush isn't the players' dream boss, nor is he even favored by other owners, including Jim Irsay. But the notion that you need to occupy some kind of moral high ground to be able to extract profit from a monopoly sport that routinely exploits its criminally inclined workforce leaves me unmoved. The NFL is just another big business - why should it be anything less - only with a huge amount of ego attached to it. Rush should fit in quite well...
Canada, a 1975 graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, serves as President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, a non-profit that combats poverty and works to close the achievement gap in a 100-block area in Harlem. The organization employs a comprehensive approach including parenting classes, charter schools, and summer programs...
...always thought environmental problems were of no concern to most people, but I was pleasantly surprised after reading this article. The profit-seeking mind-set of the general populace that I've always thought was completely ingrained in humanity looks like it is actually changing. It seems the mood surrounding most consumers has shifted to a more ethical one. I was so happy to read this article and I'm starting to see hope for a greener future. Jiwon Kwak, Seoul...