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...Death Valley. The very name repels. So do the superlatives: the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere (282 ft. below sea level), one of the hottest places on earth (record high: 134�F) and one of the dryest (average annual rainfall: 1.8 in.). A vast stretch of nothingness. Boring. Bleak. Empty. Right...
There's a fine line between cleanup and cover-up. The question is, On which side was Frank Quattrone? A rainmaker who turned Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) into Silicon Valley's top investment bank, Quattrone, 47, was charged last week with obstruction of justice. Federal officials in New York City say he advised his staff to delete computer files even though he knew the firm was under investigation for using lucrative shares of initial public offerings (IPOs) of stock to woo clients. Quattrone's lawyer says his client was just echoing CSFB's document-retention policy...
...Don’t ask,” she says. “Demand. Everything belongs to you. If you’re in a bar, don’t say”—she imitates a valley girl falsetto—‘Um, excuse me, can I have a beer?’ Instead, say, ‘Killian?...
...sidewalk for all to see. "The beauty of Wi-Fi is that it is so decentralized," says Anthony Townsend, an N.Y.U. professor who runs a network of 141 free access points called NYCwireless. Even Brilliant keeps his home Wi-Fi network open, and is happy for his Mill Valley, Calif., neighbors...
Kerry Romesburg, the former president of Utah Valley State College (UVSC) where Salisbury taught before leaving for China, remembered him as a dedicated teacher...