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Shortly after the financial crisis, many predicted that employees of firms that either failed or nearly failed would have a hard time finding work on Wall Street, given the poor economic conditions and the stigma of their previous employer. What's more, news that Merrill Lynch had paid out big bonuses despite huge losses on the eve of being bought out by BofA made the investment bank and its executives in early 2009 the poster children for bad behavior on Wall Street. (See the worst business deals...
...Great Lakes, threatening to destroy one of the most valuable aquatic regions in the U.S., unless the often fractious Great Lakes states manage to pull together and keep them out. The situation is so serious that the White House convened an "Asian carp summit" on Monday to work out a defense plan. "If the carp invade the Great Lakes, it will change them forever," says Jennifer Nalbone, director of invasive species and navigation for the NGO Great Lakes United. (See the world's top 10 invasive species...
...canal when water levels are high and the two waterways mix.) "We see the threat and potential impact of the Asian carp establishing themselves in the Great Lakes," says Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. "We believe we have the chance to work together to prevent economic and environmental damage before it occurs...
...coming out,” Gridley said. “After I lost the first game, I slowed down a little bit and just started playing more consistently and then was able to build up and hit harder and harder and more winners. You just have to be patient, work your cross-courts, hook them off the court, and then wait until the court is open to go down the line...
...since you have no idea how it’ll come out,” sophomore goaltender Laurel McCarthy said. “It’s really nice to have these [next] two weeks knowing that we can win together but knowing what we need to work...