Word: coding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Thus far in his tenure, O?Neill has been a Treasury Secretary for good times - at best. His resume coming in was that of a businessman and budgeteer; many hoped that in a time of surpluses, O?Neill would lead a long-awaited common-sense assault on the tax code and government spending. The hope was that his lack of credibility with Wall Street - Rubin came from a long stretch as a Goldman Sachs bigwig - wouldn?t be missed. The occasional gaffes - appearing to talk down the dollar, making fun of day traders, throwing head-fakes over Argentina, and spending...
Nevertheless, West’s defiance of the fire code is silly and dangerous. While we sympathize with West’s frustration at the bureaucratic incompetence of the University, risking students’ lives by crowding them in a room where they exceed the maximum capacity by 150 people is not worth the statement he makes to the administration. West’s bravado, demonstrated by his offhand remark that he has broken the law before, is not necessary or useful to solving this logistical problem...
...Americans don't like games won by faulty scorekeeping. The Florida Supreme Court found this principle enshrined in the state's election code before Election Day, as the U.S. Supreme Court said it must. But that is not enough. It still found that a true count would cause irreparable harm by throwing a cloud over the victory Bush insists will be his by hook or by crook...
Hardoons language carries a different tone. He says Hawkins was victimized and suffered in silence because of a code of silence that existed at the school...
...good news for the PC industry, which is hoping to find a way to resuscitate comatose sales. Last week Microsoft shipped its final code for XP to manufacturers, which are installing it on new machines that should be in stores soon. Whether you buy a new machine, upgrade your old one or do nothing at all depends on your own level of Windows discomfort...