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...then-Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted, risked the withdrawal of Saudi cooperation on intelligence matters. BAE always denied any wrongdoing, but in a 2008 report on its business ethics commissioned by the company in the midst of the affair, BAE bosses "acknowledged that the company did not in the past pay sufficient attention to ethical standards." In response, the firm pledged to adhere to all of the report's 23 recommendations on improving its ethics...
Last December at a black-tie industry gala in New York City's famed Plaza Hotel, Ken Lewis strode past other top financial executives to the podium to accept the award for Banker of the Year. The financial industry was crashing, but Lewis looked to be at the top of his game. The CEO told the crowd, "It is incumbent upon all of us, especially those of us whose performance has left us in a strengthened leadership position, to help our industry find a new balance between our desire for economic growth and our need for market stability...
...what does that mean? Based on Ardi's anatomy, it appears that chimpanzees may actually have evolved more than humans - in the scientific sense of having changed more over the past 7 million years or so. That's not to say Ardi was more human-like than chimplike. White describes her as an "interesting mosaic" with certain uniquely human characteristics: bipedalism, for one. Ardi stood 47 in. (120 cm) tall and weighed about 110 lb. (50 kg), making her roughly twice as heavy as Lucy. The structure of Ardi's upper pelvis, leg bones and feet indicates she walked upright...
Kennaugh told the Boston Globe that he has been collecting art for the past 30 years without having a work of art stolen. Richards also noted the unusual nature of the case. “We have not had cases of this nature in recent years,” he said...
...still be worth it. Rather than passing laws or attempting to push new sanctions through the U.N. Security Council - where Russia and China could veto them - officials are quietly approaching companies directly, convincing executives that the cost of doing business with Iran has become too high. In the past few months, Washington has leaned on insurance companies that underwrite Iran's shipments abroad and as many as 80 banks that handle financial transactions for the country. In January, the U.S. slapped a $350 million fine on Britain's Lloyds TSB Bank for funneling money from Iran and Sudan into...