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...Lewis has called for nations to donate 0.7% of their GDP, and private-sector corporations to follow suit with 0.7% of their pre-tax earnings. ("Although I would accept post-tax earnings," he added to some laughter.) While $8.3 billion was spent on AIDS internationally in 2005, he added, the projections for 2006 have climbed as high as $15 billion and could reach $30 billion by 2010. "We are nowhere near generating that money," he said...
Even if he succeeds, Cinergy's environmental record will be far from perfect. A $1.4 billion settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act fell apart when Cinergy backed away from the deal. The original suit is slowly working its way through the courts. And Cinergy supports Bush's efforts to roll back provisions of the Clean Air Act that govern utilities...
...FILED SUIT. BARRY BONDS, 41, slugger for the San Francisco Giants; against the authors and publishers of Game of Shadows, which claims Bonds took steroids for at least five seasons; in San Francisco. Instead of suing for libel, his lawyers seek to block authors Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams from profiting, arguing they "illegally obtained" the grand-jury testimony on which the book relies. Judge James Warren said Bonds was unlikely to prevail and denied his lawyers' request for a temporary restraining order on the book's profits...
Jack P. McCambridge ’06 of Winthrop house drew stares in a Mr. Incredible muscle suit and wig. He said the costume was meant to portray the “idealized Winthropian...
...realities of package travel all too often keep one earthbound. Geneva-based hiking company A Different View transports its customers closer to heaven with its tours through the high-altitude areas around Geneva, and the neighboring Haute-Savoie region of France, pictured. "We customize our hikes and meals to suit guests' wishes, and focus on local points of interest: plant and animal life, as well as culinary delights," says owner Trish Thalman. Her business partner, local Pierre Zuppiroli, guides hikers up mountain paths, through hidden valleys and down winding country roads, tailoring the pace and distance to suit the clients...