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...Peter Tamban if the mining will be stopped any time soon, and all you'll get is an amused smile in response. Tamban is head of security at Talawaan's main mining site, a hilly patch of land that is mostly a gigantic mud pit dotted with shelters rigged out of blue and red tarpaulins. He also worked security for the geological team that surveyed the Talawaan area for Aurora; the company now plans to write off most of its $43 million investment and hand the rights over to its Indonesian partner. Whoever takes over will have to contend with...
...justice in all this activity. The advent of rock was the reason Broadway show music got shunted to the fringes of the pop-culture world. A whole generation of talented rock composers steered clear of the theater--at least, the sort of theater where the band is in the pit, not on the stage, and the audience applauds politely from its seats. From Beatlemania to Saturday Night Fever, producers have looked for ways of bringing the music of rock's classic period to theater audiences. It's a smart commercial move: at their best, these shows can lure both...
...employees trading commodities that range from Old World (crude oil, petrochemicals, steel and lumber) to New World (emission credits and derivatives). Chairman Kenneth Lay and CEO Jeff Skilling are even moving from their skyboxes to work in seventh-floor offices so they can peer down into the pit...
...employees trading commodities that range from Old World (crude oil, petrochemicals, steel and lumber) to New World (emission credits and derivatives). Chairman Kenneth Lay and CEO Jeff Skilling are even moving from their skyboxes to work in seventh-floor offices so they can peer down into the pit...
...Britain: If the heart doth lead the way, the Windsors are allowed to bespouse equines, badgers or pit bulls Monaco: Stephanie is eternally consigned to the circus. Prince Albert-in-a-can jokes are strictly verboten The Netherlands: All members of the bicycle-loving royal family are given free examinations for testicular cancer Spain: Dashing princes are required to wed dim, tanned-all-over Scandinavian models Italy: The royal family, exiled since 1946, are allowed to return to their thrones?provided they can spawn and install heirs as frequently as Rome produces Prime Ministers Thailand: No male may surgically transform...