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...high-flying energy company made billions trading esoteric derivatives until insiders blew the whistle on Enron's massive accounting fraud - prompting a bankruptcy filing that rocked the U.S. financial world. The company was instantly devalued and thousands of employees were laid off, their pensions evaporated. Executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were both convicted of fraud and other charges, although Lay died before being sentenced...
...positive reception from Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier suggests that the proposals will likely receive crucial backing from top administrators. Flier announced that the release of the white papers concludes the first phase of his strategic planning process launched last October, as the reports pave the foundation for “prioritization and detailed planning” this fall...
...just Hollywood that has changed since Heat. Its leading men have a lot more road under their feet. "Thirteen years ago they were beautiful - lean and muscular and in their middle-aged prime with great haircuts," says Jeffrey Wells, of the blog Hollywood Elsewhere. "Today they're softer, grayer, saggier, less cool. It's a hard pill to swallow, but they're just not top-dog machismo types any more." Beyond the indignities of aging that all actors inevitably face, Pacino and De Niro have both appeared in a string of bad films that damaged their personal brands. For Pacino...
...Pacific Islander presence in ?The Country?s Premier Winter Sports Competition? applies to rugby league and rugby union, but the dominant football code nationwide is Australian Rules [Sept. 8]. In that code Maori and Pacific Islanders are seldom seen, but the number of Aboriginal players is growing rapidly. Jeffrey Graham, Geelong, Victoria...
...either Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning or The United States in the World—but not both. Members of the Gen Ed committee and the Economics department said the decision marks a reasonable compromise. “We are very happy with the outcome,” said Jeffrey A. Miron, the economic department’s director of undergraduate studies. Ec10 professor N. Gregory Mankiw, who found out the news during his summer at the beach, expressed similar pleasure. “I’m delighted about how it’s all worked...