Ms. McCarthy said the group drew its power from its money — it has donated more than $17.5 million to federal candidates, mostly Republicans, since 1989, and spent millions more in lobbying — and the fear of political retribution.
Though Diageo is selling its Landseer, it has donated another famous painting to the National War Museum for long-term loan – Robert Gibb's The Thin Red Line, depicting the 93rd Highlanders halting a Russian cavalry charge during the Crimean war.
It seems that, in this case, the hydrogen bond is less important than the steric bulk of the residue in holding Ser47 in a correct position to hydrogen bond to Tyr137 and thereby stabilize its deprotonated, phenolate form once it has donated its proton to the aldehyde oxygen of ManNAc during catalysis.
I.B.M. says it has donated its records from that period to New York University and Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, Germany.
It has donated space on its headquarters campus (25,000 square feet) and equipment that will enable Fare Start to open five new cafes in addition to its existing restaurant across the street from Amazon's headquarters, and launch a new program of paid apprenticeships that could double the number of people served.
"To have money that is unrestricted and could be used for general operations are the most precious (donations)." Altria's Sylvia said it has donated to the organization for decades and now contributes $500,000 annually to the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program.
Treasure & Bond will detail how much it has donated to these charities on its Web site, said a Nordstrom spokeswoman, Brooke White.
The NFL says it has donated about $7 million since 2009, largely from sales of its pink gear.
Lockheed Federal Credit Union announced its continued support for the Burbank Temporary Aid Center as it has donated more than 6,000 pounds of canned goods and other items to provide 750 lunches for the homeless this month.
But while it has donated about $650 million to the Global Fund over the years, its focus is on cutting-edge medical research, not treatment.
She said it has donated about $350,000 to charities like the Alzheimer's Association, DoSomething.org, and the Red Cross.
