Word: accounting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that a large sum of money linked to Indonesia had been shifted from a bank in Switzerland to one in Austria. As part of a four-month investigation that covered 11 countries, TIME has concluded that $9 billion of Suharto money was transferred from Switzerland to a nominee bank account in Vienna. Not bad for a man whose presidential salary was $1,764 a month when he left office...
What these well-meaning cherubs fail to take into account is that although the position of Adams House Committee chair is not an elected post, it is, to the best of my understanding, not merely doled out to the outgoing chair's partner-in-crime but handed over to the individual or individuals who have demonstrated the most desire to participate in the House committee. Participation, more than anything else, generally dictated who would be the next to lead. Since participation would generally be a good attribute in a job that requires quite a bit of activity (as opposed...
...stations. Report author Kofi Ofori says he also found that 91% of minority-radio broadcasters had run into advertisers who had instructions not to buy time on urban or Spanish-language stations. A sales manager for a Spanish-language station is quoted in the report as saying that an account supervisor for a major car manufacturer told him, "We're wasting our time here... You know Hispanics don't buy or lease cars...
...keep in mind with observational studies like this is that they are the scientific equivalent of gossip. Subjects A and B show up together, which may be significant but is more likely to be an innocent coincidence. In this study, for example, the investigators didn't take into account whether the parents were nearsighted. That could explain a lot right there, since at least some aspects of myopia are inherited. Or perhaps nearsighted parents, are, for whatever reason, more likely to leave the lights on at night...
...account of the rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. [SPECIAL REPORT, May 3], Nancy Gibbs included stories of heroism and love that honored the young people involved. Through her writing, the impossible was achieved--I was able to feel hope instead of anger and hatred toward the murderers. Instead of obsessing and debating about the evil that has infected America, I began to feel pride in the youths who stood up for one another, for their teacher and for God. KAREN ERICKSON Albuquerque...