Word: milked
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...stars," says Rump, and "offers an interesting and varied view on the contemporary art scene." tel: [49-30] 32 41 591; www.galerie-schultz.de KIOSKSHOP BERLIN Rump calls German artist H.N. Semjon's "Product Sculptures" a "completely crazy but very sensual exhibition." This permanent, privately funded installation shows everyday articles like milk cartons and newspapers preserved inside a thin layer of transparent beeswax. As the objects can be purchased, the venue is both gallery and shop. Says Rump of Semjon: "He wants to slow down in a [fast] modern society and replace the simple usage of objects with artistic purity...
...Still peckish? Combine a trip to nearby Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens with a treat from the che stall at 25 Nguyen Binh Khiem street. Che are sweet desserts made from various combinations of fruit, beans, tapioca, sugar and sweetened coconut milk, and are hugely popular in the south of Vietnam. At this stall you'll find a refreshing che dau van (made with haricot beans) for a mere 5?. Then drive it home with a digestif of rau ma (liquified pennywort), available from the Ben Thanh market food hall for just 25?. That brings your three-course meal with...
...forensic accountants have combed through the company's books, and dozens of executives have made detailed confessions to magistrates in Parma and Milan. Using documents obtained by TIME, it's possible to piece together the inside story of how the company that wanted to be the Coca-Cola of milk went sour...
...1990s, it was one of the hottest firms in Italy. Tanzi, 66, was a legendary figure, revered for building a world-class company from scratch through hard work and innovation. Soon after founding Parmalat as a dairy company in 1961, he embraced a new pasteurization technology that allowed milk to stay fresh for months without refrigeration. He discovered the power of sports marketing and plastered the Parmalat name on events ranging from World Cup skiing to Formula One racing...
...hard to understand why the scandal didn't come to light sooner. Parmalat never publicly explained why it needed to continue borrowing money when its accounts claimed it was sitting on billions of dollars in cash. Nobody appears to have asked whether Cubans really needed $1.3 billion worth of milk powder--enough to supply everyone on the island with 60 gallons a year--and why the powder was being shipped from Singapore, of all places. And nobody challenged a key discrepancy: the amount of debt disclosed on the firm's balance sheet was at odds, by as much...