Word: washings
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...whole country were under attack. In the wake of the tragedy and in the midst of the chaos, President Bush, strong and dedicated, has become a powerful light and guide for the people of the U.S., including Mayor Giuliani and our allies around the world. PATRICIA LOU PAYNE Woodinville, Wash...
...have been found with razors, money and pens sewn into their clothing even after repeated searches. If a suspected terrorist should manage to get beyond the 8-ft.-high razor wire, the procedure is simple. "We tell 'em three times to halt," says Specialist Tim Vernon, 22, of Sumner, Wash. "And if they don't, we open fire. No way we're going to chase them through the minefields...
...half was for its consulting business. And much like Wall Street analysts have become loss-leaders for the investment banking operation down the hall, accountants - outside auditors - have become a way to get the firm's consultants, who make the big profits, in the door. Relationships get formed. Hands wash each other. And for an auditor, offending a big client with uncomfortable scrutiny quickly becomes a company no-no. After all, everybody's on the same team...
Being the world's richest man is like being Elvis, in that there are weirdos out there whose profession is to be you. STEVE SIRES, left, a BILL GATES impersonator who lives near Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Wash., first attracted the corporation's interest when he attempted to trademark the name "Microsortof." Later his resemblance landed him a role as Gates in one of the company's corporate films. But now Microsoft and he are on the outs again, after his recent turn in Nothing So Strange, an independent mockumentary making its debut this week at the Slamdance Film...
...over its security and custodial burdens to outside contractors it reasoned that because the workers weren’t individually on their payroll, it had no responsibility for their working conditions or wages. It’s not six degrees, but the separation was enough to for Harvard to wash its hands of its workers (except when it used them as a bargaining chip to reduce the wages of its in-house employees). As Harvard economist Richard Freeman wrote recently in The New York Times, “Many employers use contractors for low-wage work to avoid being responsible...