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...their appeal of the dismissal to the Supreme Judicial Court, Levy and Johnson introduced MTA memoranda that outlined a timeline for advertising the availability of several parcels, including the parcel reported to be on sale to Harvard...
...exposure of Cherifi's alleged terrorist-support activity arose from a random postal inspection of a parcel sent to a "Mr. Bourgeois" care of the Novotel Hotel in the Paris suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois, where Cherifi had worked until November 1999 and continued to receive mail. The package contained a set of forged French passports. When Cherifi came to pick it up, police arrested him. A subsequent search of Cherifi's belongings turned up a machine used to forge credit cards...
...long run, a thorough reckoning is a healthy thing. Investor scrutiny of things once taken for granted - and an increased awareness of risk - is part and parcel of the aftermath of a burst bubble, and the lessons taught by Enron, if they're learned, make for a more rational investing climate and a better-built expansion, when it does come. Likewise, the political scrutiny now being visited upon Enron and Andersen, if it results in any good legislation, can eventually help bring leery small investors back into the equities fold...
...Americans may find it strange to see their "official sandwich" touted by a bellicose cartoon warrior with pigtails and a big moustache, but such adjustments are part and parcel of marketing across cultures. Indeed, if an Indian Mac tastes a little different, that's because it's a "lamb-burger" - eating beef offends Hindu tradition. Forget about ordering a cheeseburger at a kosher outlet in Israel (mixing milk and meat is a no-no), but you could always console yourself in Cairo with a "McFalafel," or in Bangkok with a "Samurai Pork Burger." Big Macs are hard to find...
...nearly 30 years, although they have been living in different states (most recently Connecticut, Maryland and Alabama), the couples--who have no children--have spent vacations and holidays together. They now devote their yearly vacations to checking out prospects for retirement. Their plan is to buy a parcel of land together. Each couple will have some acreage, and all will share a pool and tennis courts. They're focusing their search on coastal North or South Carolina. They want to settle near a university town with good medical and nursing facilities, and each of them plans to find meaningful work...