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That was the genesis of Barratt's first postretirement venture, Quaker Bolivia Link, a nonprofit founded in 1995 that funds dozens of projects in rural Bolivia, mostly high in the Andes where government funds rarely reach anyone. Most of the projects focus on stabilizing the food and water supply, though the organization takes its direction solely from locals and strives to help them achieve what they need most, be that greenhouses, schools or trees. "We don't really take them out of poverty--we know that," says Barratt. Over the past 10 years, Quaker Bolivia Link has raised...
Four of the Quakers’ five starters played 33 minutes or more. Fikiel saw 25 minutes of action off the bench. The only other Quaker reserve who played significant minutes was forward Ryan Pettinella, who scored five points in 11 minutes but went a dismal 1-for-9 from the foul line...
With three seconds left in the highly-anticipated matchup—and after six lead changes and seven ties—Holsey sunk two free throws to cap a furious Harvard rally in the final eight minutes. Quaker senior Karen Habrukowich missed a three at the buzzer to end the game...
...easy to forgive because going fast is so darn fun. It's hard to say what Gladwell is trying to prove with a section on professional food tasters, for instance, but, hey, did you know that food scientists have a 15-point scale for measuring crispiness, on which Quaker's Chewy Chocolate Chunk Granola Bars are a 2 and Kellogg's Corn Flakes a 14? What Gladwell is saying in Blink is often less compelling than the facts he uses to back himself up. Who doesn't know that tall, good-looking people get preferential treatment? But Gladwell's analysis...
...With Quaker QB Patrick McDermott injured, Harvard locked in on the run, keeping back Sam Mathews to 57 yards...