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After receiving a Ph.D in Economics in 1984 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Miron worked for the National Bureau of Economic Research, the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Drug Use and the Workplace, and the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research...
...José Manuel Carreño, 37, A.B.T. When Carreño decamped from Cuba in 1990, the move was almost unprecedented. "I'm kind of a pioneer," he says. He set a high standard for other expatriates to follow. Identified mostly with princely, heroic roles in "tutu ballets" like La Bayadère and Don Quixote, he won Dance Magazine's 2004 award for contributions to dance, the first Cuban to do so since Alonso in 1958. The citation said, "He thrills audiences with his powerful leaps and glorious pirouettes, and breaks their hearts with his vulnerability...
...SMARTER RISK TAKING Its culture embraced risk--including others'. Enron's Energy Services unit was a pioneer in building a business based on getting other companies to pay to shed risk. It helped concerns like Starwood Hotels handle complex financial instruments that protected them from swings in energy prices. Clients got predictable prices; Enron took on the risk--and potentially huge rewards. One tool Enron had to work with: groundbreaking in-house software for risk management...
Scour the Bible all you like for an apologetic prophet-one who publicly regrets having been "insensitive" to his audience-but you'll come up empty. Not so in today's world. Take Pat Robertson, Christian Right pioneer and host of the 700 Club. Last week, within a day of Sharon's massive stroke, the televangelist asserted that it had been God's punishment for leader's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip: "Here he's at the point of death. He was dividing God's land," said Robertson. "For any prime minister of Israel who decides he's going...
...Technically, they're pretty similar, so it will ultimately depend on what consumers will buy. Judging from CES's offerings, there is plenty to choose from. Both Toshiba and RCA announced they will ship $500 to $800 HD DVD players this spring. Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Pioneer and Philips say they will ship Blu-ray players later this year. But Samsung will be first, with a $1,000 Blu-ray in April...