"He doesn't have a pretentious or egocentric bone in his body, " said Steve Nelson, the head of The Calhoun School, a private institution Karp attended until the eighth grade.

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"There is still a little hope, " Nelson, who is wrapping up a U.S. visit, tells Steve Inskeep.

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While Willie Nelson sang "Me and Bobby McGee, " Will and I enjoyed talking to former 49ers quarterback Steve Young and IBM CEO Sam Palmisano.

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