Word: accounting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Former California Congressman Tony Coelho was prevented from becoming a priest in the 1960s--but not because of a lack of faith in God or a failure to keep his vows. It was on account of his epilepsy, which made him unfit for the priesthood, according to ancient canon law that viewed epilepsy on the same level as demonic possession. Though disappointed that he was not able to achieve his holy orders, Coelho went on to a career in politics and on Wall Street, and today serves as chairman of ICF Kaiser Inc., a Fairfax, Va., environmental-engineering company...
...Clinton and Gates are remarkably alike in other ways, particularly in their flaws. Both have almost limitless drive and self-absorption, and a willingness to push the rules to the edge--or past it--to get what they want. When called to account, both have been dismissive of the legal process and have had a strained relationship with the truth. These qualities have landed both men in similar binds: Clinton is waiting to hear if he will be removed from office, Gates is fending off the Justice Department's effort to rein in, or even carve up, Microsoft. Their flaws...
...call to Identification and Data Services will render the missing card unusable and a new card will be issued. According to HUD, the account information will be transferred to the new card in about five minutes...
Taking into account the occupants' plans to renew their lease, and setting up a buyer in advance, the group moved on the deal. They borrowed most of the money from a bank and the down payment from Pettigrew's father's company. After two years, as planned, the building was bought by a Post Office for 80 percent more than Oaksbranch had paid...
...disagree that these commands should be removed. By disabling commands, one reduces the ability of the network to function as intended. In addition, one can introduce a security hole in the system. For example, a hacker figures out my password and logs in to my account to run amok in the network. I use the "last" command to see when I last logged in, and I notice a location or time that I know I did not login. (One caveat--"last" only works on the current machine, for example, login4, so to be thorough, one must...