Word: morganized
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...Morgan, a titan of the 19th century who helped set the stage for the 20th (see following article), acted in his day as a cross between today's Federal Reserve Board and the Goldman Sachs' mergers-and-acquisitions department, providing the money and acumen needed to launch the prototypes of modern industrial corporations. Under Morgan's leadership, this century began much as the 19th century ended, with heavy industry--steel, rails, electricity, and oil--ascendant. Automobiles were in short supply until 1913, when Henry Ford introduced the assembly line and mass production, making ours a consumer as well...
Three men--Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and J. Pierpont Morgan--personified this sweeping turn-of-the-century transformation. Imbued with all the greed, guile and enterprise of the age, they exhibited a bullish faith in America's future despite the depressions, strikes and financial panics that punctuated these tumultuous years. In their different ways, each dealt a mortal blow to the small-scale economy of the early republic, fostering vast industries that forever altered the size and scope of the nation's business...
...College, we are asked to comp the exclusive Lampoon and Advocate, we are punched for final clubs or the Signet Society, and we are considered for official, titled roles in student organizations. In senior year, we are sought after by firms with names like Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, we are recruited by professional schools like Stanford Law and Harvard Medical, and we are nominated for Rhodes and Marshall scholarships...
...Purdue 54-47; Beat Stanford 57-49 10. UCLA 2-2 Lost to Maryland 70-54, Lost to Kentucky 66-62 11. Arizona 3-0 Beat Texas 73-57; Beat Brigham Young 78-74 12. Oklahoma St. 4-0 Beat Texas Christian 79-74 13. Xavier 4-2 Beat Morgan St. 100-67; Lost to S. Fran. 82-69 14. Purdue 6-1 Beat St. John's 70-69; Beat E. Illinois 62-49 15. Cincinnati 4-0 Beat lowa St. 76-63; Beat Duke 77-75 16. Washington 3-0 Beat Hawaii-Hilo 81-47; Beat St. Louis...
...will appear to tell us what a horrible crime lying before the court is. Expect some real emotional moments as reformed felons relate stories of the day they told less than the whole truth. "Convicted perjurers may have personal experiences they want to relate," said GOP committee spokeswoman Michelle Morgan. Very interesting, to be sure -- but how useful will it be in this highly partisan environment where most minds have already been made up? The committee doesn't exactly have the luxury of time, either. Hyde has promised to wrap up the hearings by December...