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...came from a noble French family and, like many in his craft, knew as a child he wanted to be a designer. His atelier is on the Avenue George V, and it is his kingdom. His staff members are devoted to him and rarely leave his employ. On weekends he retreats to his 17th century chAteau near Chartres and gardens on a grand scale. He makes the rounds of his clients' weddings and christenings, for they are friends too. These women are concerned with details most people have not dreamt of: the sleeve, the lace, the length of the train...
...rein in their employees, another debacle of Barings' magnitude could occur in the near future. Financial regulators should be even stricter in the wake of the disasters associated with derivatives. However, responsibility for the misguided actions of the culprits ultimately rests with them and the colossal financial firms that employ them. Robin Lim New York City
...sizable market niche. Says Casey Hoffman, who ran Texas' child-support collection program from 1986 to 1990: "At some point, I realized that the private sector was going to have to come into play." So Hoffman jumped the fence and in 1991 founded Child Support Enforcement; today his firm employs eight full-time investigators on some 3,000 cases. Hoffman's backround as a high public official is unusual; the business runs more to seasoned debt collectors such as Find Dad's Mel Shaw, who will say, straight-faced, of a projected quarry, "I' m his worst nightmare...
...told a news conference. The suspects, Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, were charged in the U.S. and Scotland in 1991 with planting a suitcase bomb that killed all 270 people aboard 103. The FBI, which believes they've been hiding in Libya, says it will employ "innovative methods . . . to elicit the cooperation of the people of Libya and North Africa," including Internet queries and printing Arabic solicitations on matchbook covers in the region...
Carns says that he and Runas had a falling out in 1992 after he refused to seek an extension on the Filipino's visa. In interviews with FBI agents this month, White House officials say, Runas claimed that the general welched on an agreement to employ him and leveled what were described as personal accusations against members of Carns' family. Those "venomous and abusive accusations," says Carns, are "all without merit." But he did "accept responsibility" for filling out false information on immigration forms and admitted he had "failed to properly compensate" Runas as part of their agreement. When National...