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...Most, that is, except Hutchison (which, for its part, spent a hefty $10 billion for all of its European licenses). The company is moving ahead with its plan to build and introduce the world's first multinational 3G network, with operations in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It has introduced a confident new brand name, "3," along with a snazzy logo and enough empowerment-through-technology hype to make you think it's 1999. "What we are doing is without precedent," says Hutchison 3G spokesman Matt Peacock in London...
...understand what accountants are doing," says Zachary Coffin, an accountant turned venture capitalist. "People just think they wear green eyeshades and run numbers all day." I can say unequivocally that in my four days at the congress there were no green eyeshades and little running of any kind, except when they unveiled the sushi buffet at the opening reception. I still have the bruises...
...World Congress of Accountants had everything you could want in a world congress of accountants, except for two words: Arth ... Ander ... In his closing speech, Ricol finally mentioned the Firm That Dare Not Speak Its Name, Arthur Andersen. "It is so sad what happened," he said. "It's so sad, we are not speaking about Andersen." Enron's ex-employees might feel differently, but I could hardly keep from tearing up. Or falling asleep...
...obscured by the million-megawatt grin across his face, a facial feature that screams eight, nine years old or thereabouts. He could be a senior, doing this for the last time. Or he could be a freshman and maybe not quite know what all this means, except a little more partying later on that night...
...benefit, that is, except that you’ll always know that Harvard-Yale will be the final game on the schedule. Neil Rose, whose career ended on Saturday, has gone on record numerous times as saying that he’d love to have played in the postseason. But in the absence of that opportunity, he has also called The Game “our national championship...