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...tough economic times, though, may be exactly what Enron has going for it. The play details the rise and fall of the notorious, eponymously named, Houston-based energy company, which collapsed amid fraud in 2002. The demise of Enron had little to do with mortgages, bank bailouts or any of the things that have been at the heart of the recent financial crisis. Nonetheless, the lead producer of Enron, Jeffrey Richards, says the play is sure to strike a contemporary chord with audiences. (See the top 10 plays...
Oney is the author of And the Dead Shall Rise...
...filmmakers to shoot scenes at historic German landmarks, such as the Bendlerblock where Stauffenberg was executed in 1944. But the final straw for many Germans was when Cruise was awarded a prestigious Bambi media award - similar to an Oscar - for his work in the film. (See pictures of the rise of Hitler...
...human ancestors' exodus from Africa and subsequent spread across the globe. The dominant theory holds that various hominin species left Africa in a series of distinct migrations, beginning with Homo erectus or a close relative a little under 2 million years ago, followed by the lineage that gave rise to Neanderthals, and finally the ancestors of modern humans about 50,000 years ago. The mitochondrial DNA of the Denisova hominin suggests its ancestors left Africa around 1 million years ago, at a time not previously associated with migration. (See "CSI Stone Age: Did Humans Kill Neanderthals...
...have been very pleased to see the general rise in the markets and to feel that there has been a far better year in fiscal ’10 than there was in fiscal ’09 for all investors across the United States,” Faust said...