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ARRESTED. PAUL BURRELL, 42, former butler to the late Princess Diana, over the alleged theft of a wedding present she received from the Emir of Bahrain; in Chester, England. Burrell, who worked for the Princess for 10 years and was described by her as "my rock" for his loyalty and devotion, was questioned following the discovery of the gift, a jewel-encrusted model boat, for sale in a London antique shop last year. He has turned down several lucrative offers to write a tell-all book of his time with Diana...
...spending eight years in juvenile facilities, they have been deemed fit for release--probably this spring. The dilemma now confronting the English justice system is how to reintegrate the notorious duo into a society that remains horrified by their crimes and skeptical about their rehabilitation. Last week Judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss decided the young men were in so much danger that they needed an unprecedented shield to protect them upon release. For the rest of their lives, Venables and Thompson will have a right to anonymity. All English media outlets are banned from publishing any information about their whereabouts...
...perhaps Venables and Thompson have earned that chance. Both have expressed remorse for their crime and have spent years in intensive counseling. Plus, Judge Butler-Sloss based her decision on some very real threats facing the two. Bulger's father vowed just last October to "try my best to hunt them down." The British tabloids would like to do the same...
...stocks in other countries, and when reaching down to smaller, less understood companies. Exposure to both areas is a good way to further diversify and reduce risk. Small-cap stocks have outperformed large caps this year. And they can help you even overseas. A recent study by Kirk Butler, a finance professor at Michigan State University, finds that especially in down markets, the fortunes of multinationals across the globe tend to move together. That's because they all sell their stuff everywhere. That's less true of small companies, though, which are more hinged to local economies. So for maximum...
...forgets to affect drunkenness and in his black sneakers, black jeans, too-long belt and skinny tie, he looks more like a reject from a ska band than anyone who would be comfortable in the domestic sphere. Stephen Quinlan '04 is a high point as Jeremiah, the aforementioned smug butler; he carefully tries to integrate his often detached-sounding spoken lines into a coherent dramatic performance...