Word: spectacular
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Part of the charm of Zurich's E.G. Bührle museum is its quiet residential neighborhood, far from the Swiss city's more crime-infested areas. But the off-the-beaten-track location didn't stop three armed thieves from pulling off what Zurich police called the most "spectacular" theft in Swiss history on Sunday, looting four of the museum's most prized paintings with an estimated value of $160 million...
...Overnight, everyone knew his name: Google searches for Kerviel exploded, as did news stories, and columns in the Financial Times. Everyone was covering the most spectacular rogue trader in financial history. Yet there is something even more surprising than the lack of controls that allowed for Kerviel’s scheme to work under the radar for over a year: the public’s reaction to the debacle...
...That is precisely what risk managers are supposed to eradicate. But it makes for an unglamorous job–do you know anyone applying for a summer position in that division? Rather than making spectacular deals, risk managers keep track of all transactions, and make sure banks’ bets remain hedged and balanced. The possibility of loss is ever present, yet they minimize the odds of catastrophe. Clearly no romance there...
...looked dramatically different from the enigmatic figure who inspired many East Timorese in 2006. In the days following his revolt, from a dilapidated mountain pousada at Maubisse, he successfully directed the battle to control the outskirts of Dili via mobile phone, all the while calmly strolling the building's spectacular battlements in his pajamas. Later that night, over dinner of curried chicken and beer in the dining room, he spoke lyrically of his desire to see East Timor succeed as a nation. With his death, as rumor and propaganda blur the details of the latest slaughter in Dili, that success...
...California's Sierra Nevada has cut propane use by 70,000 gal. (26,000 L) per year since 2000. "Our resorts are all about people wanting to be outside," says Rob Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts, where 100% of power is offset by wind credits. "We are using this spectacular place, so it's our responsibility to take care...