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...Jersey and was something of a gourmet. Bennett brought an aura of respectability to a firm that was known for highflying, sometimes sloppy ways, offering a striking contrast with Refco founder Thomas Dittmer, a cattle and oil trader and all-around swashbuckling guy who liked to hand out gold watches when he made a great trade. "They were rough, very street-smart gunslingers at Refco," says Victor Niederhoffer, a hedge-fund manager who had dealings with Bennett in the 1990s. Bennett "was a great counterpart--polished, responsible and diligent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Squandered Futures | 10/16/2005 | See Source »

...skaters and their guests, and about 17 of the skaters will live in the Houses. EWC tries to accommodate the skaters as much as possible, according to Kukunova. Certain skaters requested hotels because of special needs. For example, Ilia Kulik, a 1998 Olympic champion, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva wanted hotel rooms because they are coming with their children. “If we can give it to them, we give it to them,” said Kukunova. “If not, we ask if they would mind staying with a master...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard, Hotels House Skaters | 10/14/2005 | See Source »

...hardest districts to qualify in, it’s really competitive, so for them to pull it out is really great,” Johnson said of his teammates. “Together we have a really good team going, and hopefully we can bring home the gold.”Lasers, otherwise known as singlehanded regattas, are Johnson’s specialty. He claimed twin fourth place finishes in 2001 and 2002 in the North American Championships—both of which came before his high school graduation. His college credits include a 2004 Honorable Mention All-American award...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Singlehanded Victory a Threepeat | 10/12/2005 | See Source »

...periphery of the Yard to get to class because the 50 yards in front of the John Harvard statue is blocked off by tourists climbing over each other to touch the statue’s foot, it makes me want to give those who urinate on it a gold medal for service to the community. Something must be done. What, you ask? I don’t really know: it’s a catch twenty-two. Part of Harvard’s value comes from its fame, so to bar tourists would be, in a sense, to bite...

Author: By Brian J. Rosenberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Trouble with Fame | 10/11/2005 | See Source »

...Still, in Bali last week, life went on. Locals decked out in their finest clothes?colorful sarongs, snowy-white jackets, gold woven headscarves?flocked to the island's beaches at sunset to celebrate their most important festival, Galungan. It's a day when the Balinese recall the legendary victory of Dharma over Adharma, of good over evil. But even as they lit their festive candles and covered the beach with baskets of flowers, it was hard to forget the blood that had so recently been spilled on these same sands?and tempting to wonder if evil has once again regained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Terror's Trail | 10/10/2005 | See Source »

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