Word: allene
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...giant last week handed the top job to C. Michael Armstrong, 59, chairman of Hughes Electronics, ending one of the most embarrassing corporate head hunts in recent memory. The board tapped Armstrong three months after disconnecting AT&T president John Walter as the designated successor to the embattled Robert Allen, 62, who is stepping down as chairman and CEO. Directors said Walter, who was plucked from printer R.R. Donnelley & Sons last year, lacked the "intellectual leadership" to head the seventh largest U.S. company...
Armstrong spurned an overture from AT&T last year because Allen, who earned $3.22 million in cash compensation in 1996, refused to step aside as boss. The board then hired Walter, who was willing to play second fiddle until Allen retired at the end of this year. But Allen short-circuited the arrangement last summer by recommending against giving Walter the CEO job. When Walter stomped out, the board launched a new search that--surprise!--turned up Armstrong again...
...strong standards and which have not. Most states assess their students' achievements with tests, but using the results to actually improve quality is often difficult. Only a few states impose sanctions on underperforming schools and students. One place accountability has been established is Virginia, where last month Governor George Allen announced that any school with a pass rate of less than 70% will lose its accreditation...
...actors all give exquisitely controlled performances, but the film's depressing story arc leaves their performances stunted. As Ben and Elena Hood, Kline and Allen are especially adept at communicating their pain to the audience, even though they can't even communicate with each other. But Kline's character in particular comes across as clownish, because he's never given a chance to emerge from his foolish, self-indulgence. Ricci's stone-faced Wendy Hood is interesting to watch but difficult to penetrate. Sigourney Weaver's sultry next-door neighbor remains a mystery throughout the film. Lee suggests that every...
...contemplation for September 29, regarding competitiveness in fatherhood, is "guys are at peace with simply being one face in the crowd of...fathers." The variety of sources quoted is impressive, ranging from Aristotle to Aristotle Onassis, Aesop to Abe Lincoln, Gloria Steinham to Gertrude Stein--even Woody Allen to a fortune cookie...