Word: brokenness
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...merger, StatoilHydro announced it had launched a probe into the legality of approximately $7 million in consultancy fees and expenses Hydro paid as part of its oil operations in Libya. Although it has not disclosed the name of the consultancy or what laws Hydro might have broken, StatoilHydro said the payments came to light during the merger process. Reiten wasn't involved in Hydro's energy operations when those payments began in 2000--he was boss of the company's aluminum division at the time--but the potential conflict of interest during the investigation left him little choice...
...things are unscathed in his inner life: a profound love for his wife and the ability to sing or play on the piano any piece of music set in front of him. Sacks describes Wearing's music as a rope let down from heaven: "Without performance, the thread is broken, and he is thrown back once again into the abyss...
...political figures such as Elizabeth Edwards and Nancy Pelosi. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, was noticeably absent from the list. Glamour editor Lauren S. Brody said in a phone interview yesterday that in compiling its list, the magazine looks for women who have “broken barriers.” “This year Dr. Faust was toward the top of the list, so we were really excited that she agreed to be honored,” Brody added. “We really feel like the women of the year are really the stories...
...Tokyo at 3 a.m. The average $3,000 she spends on a visit is almost her entire monthly income, most of it spent on good wine for Nobutora, and a reasonable bottle of shochu for the young hosts who keep her company while Nobutora services other tables. Yukari has broken her own rule of coming to the club only once a month - this is already her third visit this month. And meeting Nobutora, she says, made worthwhile the grueling regimen of waking at 1 a.m. to get herself ready for the 3 a.m. train...
...goes ahead and answers your demands, do you think you can work with him in good faith? My faith has certainly been shaken, but I would ask what's the timetable? As we have seen, the promises are made but then they are broken. What we are talking about to restore good faith is up-front action. We are talking about up-front revival of the constitution, up-front retirement as chief of army staff and up-front elections on schedule, announced by November 15th, and held by January 15th. If he is prepared to take these measures, along with...