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...products get precedence over those of their competitors'. Henny de Ruiter, the chairman of the supervisory board, said the U.S. food-service subsidiary appeared to have booked these payments before they had been earned. He stressed that similar abuses hadn't been found at the company's core operations. Marco Becht, executive director of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) in Brussels, says that companies tolerate accounting problems less than they used to, and that the ousting of the two executives "may be a case of old-fashioned European corporate governance that bites." Maybe, but the case underscores some troubling...
With just over a minute left, Lions forward Marco McCottry had hit a three-pointer to bring Columbia within two, 63-61. The Lions quickly got the ball back on a Harvard turnover, but Columbia center Chris Wiedemann couldn’t handle an entry pass, forcing the Lions to start fouling...
...McClintock is a sweet-tempered evangelist of the Christian faith, and like every Westerner who has journeyed to Cathay since Marco Polo, he finds himself bedazzled by China's masses and her mystery. He is asked if he is a bit overwhelmed by his new life in Shanghai. "I came here to play the game," says the Man Who Would Be Ming. "No matter where you are, basketball comes down to one thing. Put the ball in the hole...
...other is the Jagmandir, a 17th century fortress topped by a dome that Marco Polo called "a jewel of white marble." The palace stands in a landscaped garden heavy with jasmine, frangipani and bougainvillaea. Formal water gardens enclose regal cupolas and elegant archways. Inside the fortress, a black-and-white-tiled courtyard hints at a sumptuous past. In 1623, the palace served as a refuge for the young Shah Jahan, future Mughal Emperor, after he revolted against his father. Legend has it that the galaxy of semiprecious stones?rubies, onyx, jasper and jade?laid into its marble interior so impressed...
...Marco Kalbusch, associate political affairs officer in the Department for Disarmament Affairs, spoke about the difficulties of U.N.’s massive campaign to clean up land mines around the world...