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Sound grim? Maybe, but in corporate boardrooms nowadays, patience is on back order. Firing your CEO used to be the last resort, but more and more it seems like the first. McGinn's departure made him just another casualty in the ranks of ceos ousted in the past year--including Gillette's Michael Hawley (also canned last week), British Airways' Robert Ayling and Xerox's Rick Thoman. And the list is growing. The number of CEO departures went from just 46 last September to 103 this September, according to a study by the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The number...
...from local courts as they see fit. The International Criminal Court respects the idea that war criminals should be tried locally if countries are willing and able to do so; it acts as an incentive for local trials to be held but will serve as the court of last resort if those trials are not taken seriously. JONATHAN HUSTON New York City...
...Damon '92), the pride of Savannah, Georgia who, prior to going off to war, was one of the most promising golfers in the South-as well as being engaged to the beautiful Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron), the daughter of a rich entrepeneur who owned the luxurious Krewe Island Golf Resort. All good things must come to an end, as Junuh's picture-perfect life is shattered by the horrors of World War I-an experience which leaves him emotionally devastated, spiritually devoid, and unable to play the game of golf. Upon returning home, he withdraws into isolation, afraid of dealing...
...Meanwhile, in an attempt to save her late father's resort from the turbulence of the Great Depression, Adele arranges a high-profile exhibition match between golfing legends Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. When Junuh is convinced to take part in the event, he faces the dual task of rediscovering his game and confronting his past. In the middle of it all, a mysterious figure named Bagger Vance (Will Smith) appears on the scene and offers to help Junuh in his quest...
Then there's Fred, the heating unit of last resort. Fred is the dog. You pile Fred on for extra warmth in extremis. But you think about it first. To begin with, there is the possibility of fleas. The second problem is that Fred, in the past year or so, has begun to snore, loudly and almost humanly. The other downside is that Fred smells doggy--not flagrantly, but enough. He's a farm dog. He gets around...