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CforC is the brainchild of Christopher James, a former special-forces officer and diplomat who founded Hakluyt, a business-intelligence firm. After the December 2004 Asian tsunami, some big companies contacted James, wanting to know if the millions of dollars they had donated to relief efforts had been put to good use and if they had gotten any recognition for their help...
...Medvedev has placed Obama in a difficult position before he has even taken office, but our President-elect now has a crucial opportunity to emerge strong. Though the shield was a brainchild of the Bush administration, it should not be thrown out with the bathwater. The Russians, meanwhile, need to be called out on their ridiculous gambit. Medvedev cannot realistically be prepared to attack Europe, with Russia’s recent economic slide and much of its revenue coming from oil sales to the very countries it now claims it will threaten. Obama will have many chances to improve...
...fall production, which featured Conservatory upperclassmen in three world premieres as well as an excerpt from Martha Graham’s classic “Chronicle,” masterfully communicated a lasting artistic message this past Friday. “Braid,” the absorbing brainchild of Conservatory faculty member Daniel McCusker, opened the night. The curtain parted to reveal a dimly lit stage dotted with dancers in an array of form-fitting shades, from subdued violet to loud magenta hues. First swaying in unison to composer Guy Klucevsek’s quirky, contemporary take on Victorian parlor...
...brainchild of Archon Fung, a professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Web site will also aid ABC News in its election coverage...
...along modes, and a community you can share your recorded masterpieces with - for $9.95 a month. (Only a fanatic or high-end home-karaoke-bar owner would pay that, of course; do-it-yourselfers can pay $14.95 per day, which is good for a party.) The site is the brainchild of Alexandre Taillefer, a fellow entrepreneur, who, not too long ago, got into the karaoke biz after hosting a sing-along party at his home with a bunch of rented high-end sound equipment. "It was a cumbersome project," he admitted. But it was fun: "We ended up going...