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...whether it's such a good idea now to have an economic chair named after Ken Lay, given Enron?s spectacular collapse. Members of the alumni board have bandied about the question of retracting Lay's name. Although discussions with Lay are ongoing, the university is required by its agreement to honor the name. Lay's family has a longtime connnection with Missouri: his late mother worked at the university bookstore while his father, a Baptist preacher, had strong ties to the community in Columbia. "It's not the university's goal to be antagonistic with a fine family," says...
...While any final status agreement will be only achieved on the basis of mutually agreed changes, and no party should prejudice the outcome of negotiations on a final status agreement, the Prime Minister's ideas could be an important step toward the peace we both support," said Bush...
...advertising a brand or service that's relevant to them. Advocates point out that digital advertising is eminently measurable. Advertisers can count the number of visitors to their site, how long they remain, if they make a purchase and where they go next. But so far there's no agreement as to which things are best to measure. The old days of TV advertising were simpler. Based on the show's ratings, advertisers paid for a certain number of eyeballs viewing their ads. But avoidance technologies - ranging from simple remotes that make it easy for people to channel surf during...
...which includes part ownership of the Beatles brand, is estimated at more than $1.5 billion, and legal analysts surmise that if the couple, who have a 2-year-old daughter, end up in divorce, Mills could walk away with more than $350 million. (Mills offered to sign a prenuptial agreement before the wedding in 2002, but McCartney famously dismissed the notion, calling it unromantic.) As for the future ex--Mrs. Norman, with whom the golfer has two grown children, her windfall could add up to a hefty $150 million. Her husband's holdings include a winery, a sportswear line...
...initiatives. As counterintuitive as it appears, it’s this decision that gives their arguments merit—if you really know what’s best for other people, you should trust that your words alone will inspire them to act accordingly. New media sources facilitate agreement; they collect signatures, spam representatives, and organize rallies, sometimes before their audience knows that another side exists...