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...Oscar nominees even members of the same family? Yes, both are children of the movie industry; but they?re siblings without much in common. The Narnias and Wedding Crasherses are the son who got rich as a corporate lawyer, and the Capotes and Good Nights are the daughter who quit graduate school to become an inner-city social worker...
...investigating; the company was, Githongo says, nothing more than the fictitious creation of a few senior Kenyan government officials and their associates. The money, alleges Githongo, was actually intended to build an election "war chest" for the ruling coalition. Two Ministers named in the graft report have quit, and parliament has questioned Kenya's Vice President over what he knew. All three men proclaim their innocence, and no high-level official has been convicted. But the tremors continue. "We are seeing political accountability on corruption for the first time in Kenyan history," says Githongo, 40. "It's a painful process...
...That makes twice in four years that Sullivan has had his players quit on him. At most schools, that’s not a good sign for a basketball coach. At Harvard, it’s never really clear if any of that matters...
...Harvard Crimson: You recently quit your day job working for the Electronic Frontier Foundation to become a full-time writer. Is this a dream you think more and more people can realize without the support of specific publications...
...selling reasonably priced clothes that melded international urban chic with local tastes. For its co-owner and designer, an advertising executive named Bhanu Inkawat, the shop was little more than a weekend hobby. But in 2003, with Thailand starting to become more fashion conscious, Bhanu saw an opportunity: he quit his day job and poured his energy into Greyhound. Today, Bhanu, 50, presides over a growing style empire with 12 designers, 14 clothing stores and seven caf?s in Bangkok, franchises in Taipei and Manila, and outlets in dozens of cities including New York and Tokyo. "We've still...