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Last week's season premiere gave us a glimmer of hope that, for once, all would be well in the twisted world of Seattle Grace, but news of the forthcoming merger with rival hospital Mercy West reminded us that if Meredith's life isn't screwed up, something else needs...
Since the Chief is obviously too distressed to explain the merger to the hospital staff, FlyBy thought we'd step in and help with the streamlining. So, without further ado (and after the jump), here are FlyBy's Budget Cut Recommendations for Seattle Grace:First to go-- Izzie's wig. As Christina so aptly pointed out, she looks like a Stepford Wife--plus, we think the post-chemo peach fuzz makes her look hardcore. Prediction: Wig will be gone next week, Izzie's hair will grow just enough to look rocker-chic, and teenage...
...joined the firm that would become Bank of America right after graduating from George State College in 1969. Early on, Lewis' cool demeanor and keen credit judgment caught the eye of the bank's chief executive, Hugh McColl. Soon Lewis became the wingman to McColl's swashbuckling merger ways. McColl would do the deals, and Lewis would parachute in to do the cost-cutting and integration. Along the way, the two built Bank of America to become the country's largest bank in terms of deposits...
...course, Jackson wasn't betting that Beijing would block Coke's proposed $2.4 billion acquisition of Chinese juicemaker Huiyuan, which would have been the largest sale to a foreign company in China's commercial history. But the Ministry of Commerce blocked the deal on antitrust grounds, saying the merger would give Coke too much control of the country's juice market...
...Whatever the penalty, though, if Lewis is found to have lied about facts surrounding the Merrill merger, it is likely that the board will be forced to let him go. "Judge Rakoff is saying that executives need to be held accountable for the decisions they made," says Corporate Library's Minow. "I think heads will roll for this...