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...only partial refunds in the event of cancellations, was illegal. A subsequent government investigation unearthed more dodgy business practices at Nova, including false advertising and contract violations, and led to a partial suspension of its operations - at which point hundreds of thousands of students demanded their money back. The result was the equivalent of a bank run: as students rushed to close their accounts, the company fell some $380 million into debt. Nova then filed for bankruptcy protection, making it impossible for students and teachers to collect their tuition refunds and unpaid wages...
...said that the altercation was a result of Pring-Wilson overreacting to taunts Colono yelled from the backseat of a Chevrolet Celebrity being driven by his cousin’s girlfriend, Giselle Abreu...
...split,” says John Z. Fang ’07, now working in the fixed-income department at Merrill Lynch. After Bill Gates’s speech, some seniors found it difficult to listen to a billionaire demand that they embark on careers that almost universally result in economic privation. Others admired the bold sentiment and were empowered by the call to action. “It’s—I wouldn’t say hypocritical, but maybe ironic, that he didn’t start giving back until later. It’s that...
...politically. Just before our interview, Clinton gave a speech launching her energy-independence proposal. It would drastically reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by auctioning off permits to pollute and is similar to Obama's - but Obama has added a fillip of honesty by telling his audiences that the program might result in higher energy prices. I asked Clinton why she hadn't been similarly honest, and she immediately turned it around: Obama wanted to spend the proceeds of the pollution auction - perhaps as much as $50 billion - on alternative-energy research and development. "I have committed to putting money from that...
...with customers almost every day, and schedules five dates every Sunday. Kyotaro says the key to success as a host is "how much time you can spend as a host outside of the club, which is the real working field. The club is just the place to see the result of your effort...