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...Monday, a judge declined a request by prosecutors to jail Bernard Madoff, saying the former investment adviser who is accused of bilking $50 billion from clients did not pose a flight risk. Prosecutors made the request last week after it was discovered that Madoff had sent over a million dollars in jewelry to relatives in the past few weeks. Investigators also revealed that Madoff had $173 million in signed checks sitting in his office drawer at the time of his arrest. Prosecutors say they will appeal the ruling...
...very easy way to get readership by making grandiose claims about them,” he said to TechNewsWorld.The Sunday Times also ran an article in 2007 that raised concerns about Google’s privacy standards.Wissner-Gross did not return The Crimson’s request for comment.—Staff writer Ellen X. Yan can be reached at ellenyan@fas.harvard.edu...
...comparable in size to Princeton as a whole, Princeton has not announced a hiring freeze. “We should not put at risk the foundations we have so recently laid,” Tilghman wrote of staff recruiting. Princeton will continue searches for new faculty already authorized. Any requests to conduct new faculty searches or resume old searches, however, will be reviewed by Dean of the Faculty David P. Dobkin. A review committee will also review all searches for term, temporary, and regular employment. Princeton relies more heavily on its endowment for operating budgets than Harvard does. On average...
...response to student demand, there will be more fruit variety in the winter menu. Beside the current staples, apples and bananas, students can expect a rotation of citrus fruits like tangerines, clementines, and mineolas, as well as kiwis, plums, and peaches. HUDS is also addressing students’ request for more vegetarian options by featuring two hot vegetables at every lunch and dinner, such as brussels sprouts, sautéed spinach, kale, savoy cabbage, swiss chard, sautéed mushrooms, and peppered turnips. Sunday brunches will feature a bagel bar with flavored cream cheese, smoked salmon, and preserves; dessert stations...
...deadline for an indictment, one that would most likely lay out the charges in greater detail than initially put forth in the 76-page criminal complaint filed by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald at Blagojevich's arrest. But four days ago, a federal judge for northern Illinois granted Fitzgerald's request for a 90-day extension. "The ends of justice served by the extension," according to Chief Judge James Holderman, "outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants to a speedy trial." He set the new deadline for April 7. (See TIME's gallery of politcians outed in scandals...