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...This is the second time in two years that faculty members anticipate the appointment of a permanent dean. In the wake of Kirby’s January 2006 forced resignation—an event that contributed to Summers’s fall weeks later—professors assisting in the search for Kirby’s replacement wanted a long-lasting leader who could bring a renewed vision to the office...
...January 1981, as gasoline prices set all-time highs in the wake of the Iran-Iraq war, oil giant Exxon announced that it would pour $11 billion into capital investment and exploration over the course of the year. That was a 35% increase over 1980 and a tripling of the budget from 1973, the year when the Arab oil embargo first sent prices skyrocketing. "The $11 billion is almost three times the profit we made in 1979," a company vice president told a reporter...
...Memorial Day weekend was, in the words of coach Bill Belichick, "stunning and tragic." Hill's loss will be felt just as acutely in his hometown of New Orleans, where the Super Bowl winner and former LSU star spent much of his time and money rebuilding homes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He was spending the holiday weekend refurbishing his mother's house. Hill and a friend, who survived, took the Jet Skis out on Lake Pontchartrain without life jackets. Hill drowned in a strong current...
Even old-school DJs see the appeal of personalized radio. Elvis Duran, who hosts a popular morning show on New York City's Z100, says he could imagine a future in which listeners wake up to some comedy and conversation from the show followed by three songs tailored to their tastes. But he doesn't expect live DJs to become obsolete: "When people wake up in the morning, it's good to hear some people who are talking about interesting topics and who let you know, hey, the world's still spinning and I can go out there." Good idea...
Butler service reaches a new pinnacle at the Falling Rock, one of three hotels at the 3,000-acre Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pa. The 42-room property has 10 butlers available to guests 24/7. Should guests want it, the butlers provide morning wake-up service--entering the person's room at a specified time, opening the blinds, serving breakfast in bed, laying out clothing, drawing a bath and reviewing the itinerary...