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...Faulkner to Southerners. At home in Great Britain, Hollinghurst and “The Line of Beauty” have earned greater acclaim, including the 2004 Man Booker Prize. Whereas the gay classification has arguably narrowed Hollinghurst’s following in the United States, it has only provoked wider interest among British readers. When “The Swimming-Pool Library,” published in 1988, fell under England’s “Section 28” law censoring art that “promotes homosexuality,” its sales soared in defiance.Luckily, Hollinghurst?...
...reality, the deficits in many cases are worse than the published data suggest, which becomes evident when bankrupt corporations dump their pension plans on the PBGC. Time after time, the agency has discovered, the gap between retirement holdings and pensions owed was much wider than the companies reported to stockholders or employees. Thus LTV Corp., the giant Cleveland steelmaker, reported that its plan for hourly workers was about 80% funded, but when it was turned over to the PBGC, there were assets to cover only 52% of benefits--a shortfall of $1.6 billion to be assumed by the agency...
...this year still might increase—especially if Chiron will be able to produce vaccines again. “That may free up and create millions of more doses,” said Rosenthal. “We’re hopeful that there will be a much wider availability of flu vaccine [this year...
...Arab resentment toward the U.S. invasion both inside and outside Iraq. Izzat says that when he visits Aziz, who is being held in the same facility as Saddam, the bombs and gunshots of the insurgency are easily heard. By further stoking resentment among Iraqi Sunnis' nationalist and in the wider Arab world, Saddam aims to rally support for the Sunni-led insurgency and make the American stay in Iraq even more painful...
...spent. His time at the IMF not only indicates his talent, but also his honorable interests—development and alleviation of poverty. With the emphasis on corporate responsibility in the business world today, El-Erian ensures that the HMC will lead the propagation of ethical standards in the wider business community, not merely waiting for them to fall into place. Another way El-Erian fits seamlessly into the University is the way the latter has not had to break its wage budget to attract to attract such competence. The wages and compensation packages of HMC managers constantly serve...