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...company, Watkins began scouting for a new job ... But on Aug. 14, Skilling abruptly quit, and Lay invited employees to put any concerns in a comment box. The next morning Watkins sat at her computer and tapped out her first anonymous one-page memo in a single two-hour flourish. 'I am incredibly nervous that we will implode in a wave of accounting scandals,' she wrote." Read more at timearchive.com...
...paintings' power. And anyone determined and patient enough could successfully petition the authorities for permission to visit the real cave. The only precaution was to walk through a trough of formaldehyde solution - the regimen which Pallot-Frossard of the lrmh suggests may have inadvertently enabled the fusarium fungus to flourish...
...punk thing,” says Socrates R. Cruz ’06, who characterizes the band’s influences as “mainly” U2, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd. Their sound is alternative/classic rock, with the occasional Santana-inspired Latin flourish. The presence of two lead guitarists (Cruz shares the duties with Nathaniel Naddaff-Hafrey ’08, who is also a Crimson Arts executive) keeps the generally upbeat music soaring—especially live, where the band is at its best. The band’s jammier side, Cruz insists, makes catching live shows...
...political views. Sometimes, a statement clarifying that the leadership criteria include an individual’s adherence to certain beliefs is necessary to preserve the group’s integrity and purpose, and in this case, the latter type ought to be permitted. Can, after all, a Christian group flourish with a non-Christian leading prayer? I doubt it. As the AACF constitution correctly states, “because we are a religious organization, the ability to lead is inextricably tied to religious beliefs...
...control. This isn't a specifically Irish problem. And it's a divergence not just on birth control, it's the basic understanding of marriage. I feel you have to reach out to as many as you can, to create a climate in which a culture of fidelity can flourish. The church used to think that obedience to its rules was the way to create that culture. You have to bring people to understand what Christian marriage is all about, what human love and sexuality are all about, so they can come to an understanding of why there are rules...