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...executives soared by an estimated 58%, according to the French business weekly L'Expansion. Another recent study, by the Hay group, found that average annual pay for French CEOs now tops the scale in Europe at $8.4 million; that's half of the U.S. average, but well ahead of British company heads, who get an average of $7 million per year...
...offers Brown's best hope for survival. "If there's going to be a comeback, it will be through managing the current economic crisis," says Greenberg. Pressed to name leaders who have rebounded from such a low ebb, Greenberg cited Margaret Thatcher, who was widely unpopular until she dispatched British troops to win back the Falkland Islands from Argentina. "What Gordon needs is a small war," he joked. There are none in sight, but - odd though it may sound - economic woes may yet give him some respite from the mutiny within his own ranks...
...someone who supports legitimate artists and is a collector of original art - albeit on a modest level - I am offended how British "Bad Boy" artist, Damien Hirst, is raping and plundering the art world. He is merely another in a sad and long string of con men who found a gimmick and capitalized on it, suckering those wannabes who are more interested in bragging rights than promoting a fresh, honest talent in the art world. Dead animals preserved in formaldehyde and a diamond-encrusted skull - is this even legal? Spin paintings done by studio assistants - give me a break; kids...
...Earlier this year, for a British documentary, I spent a month traveling around the Middle East and Europe interviewing car bombers, collectively some of the greatest mass murderers of the 20th century. What I came away with is the certainty that the car bomb in unstoppable. It is detectable only if every car moving around a city is stopped and inspected, which obviously can't be done...
...must be stated at the outset of this inquest with the greatest possible emphasis that in truth Mr. de Menezes was in no way associated with bombs, explosions or any form of terrorism," judge Michael Wright told the jury at the start of the hearing. British law requires an inquest when a person dies unexpectedly, violently or of unknown causes. The goal is not to determine criminal responsibility, but to establish the facts of the case. At the end of the inquest, the jury can issue a narrative verdict detailing events as they see them, along with a judgment...