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...side of my firm. I did this to ensure that the expenses associated with the operation of my fraudulent investment advisory business would not be paid from the operations of the legitimate proprietary trading and market making businesses. It is my belief that the salaries and bonuses of the personnel involved in the operation of the legitimate side of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were funded by the operations of the firm's successful proprietary trading and market making businesses...
...more practical release. For many scientists who continued to receive public funds while pursuing embryonic-stem-cell work with private money, the federal restrictions meant they had to segregate their two universes completely: not a single penny of government money could be used for embryonic-stem-cell work. Lab personnel had to log each minute they spent studying embryonic cells and keep all equipment, from computers to pens and pipettes, separate. Often, different lab facilities had to be built to avoid any potential crossover of funds. Melton's embryonic-stem-cell research was relegated...
Jeanne Long, chair of the board of the Oregon Emerald, is correct in asserting that “the responsibility of the board is to oversee the welfare of the corporation, and the newsroom cannot dictate financial, nor personnel policy.” However, it is entirely unclear how the proposed reforms would help the paper’s dire financial situation. The board has not clearly explained how paying an outside source a substantial salary to control the direction of the newspaper will provide financial benefit. This expenditure does not seem likely to help the Emerald in any respect...
...after Saturday's murders in Antrim, Sinn Fein may be forced to eat their words. During the Troubles, the party normally refused to condemn the murder of security force personnel, but in today's post-conflict Northern Ireland, the rules of the game have changed. The party's president Gerry Adams described the attacks as "wrong and counter-productive." "[The perpetrators] want to destroy the progress of recent times and to plunge Ireland back into conflict", he said...
McCourt says most people have difficulty understanding the language in insurance policies. Even human-resources personnel may not fully understand all the intricacies of a policy when briefing a new employee. Also, coverage that appears adequate at first glance may fall short - eight annual doctor visits or three radiation courses may initially seem sufficient, but a breast-cancer patient can require many more visits and multiple radiation courses in just a few weeks of treatment...