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Too often, people in high positions view leadership as a scene from the movie “Patton”, where the fiery general (George C Scott) stands in front of an inconceivably huge American flag to fire up his troops before the allied invasion of France.
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An American woman who lost her father at sea in a horrific boating accident has spoken to an American news site about the pain of loosing her “hero”.
Amanda Thorns, 25, told her side of the story to nola.com, a New Orleans, Louisiana, news agency.
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US Consul General Grace Shelton and Governor Sir Richard Gozney yesterday denounced whistleblowing website Wikileaks for releasing confidential correspondence from American embassies around the world including 68 reports about Bermuda.
The huge leak ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Despite decades spent playing sober commanders and serious captains, Leslie Nielsen insisted that he was always made for comedy. He proved it in his career’s second act.
“Surely you can’t be serious,” an airline passenger says to Nie...
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NEW YORK (AP) What does octogenarian funny lady Betty White share with teen singing sensation Justin Bieber?
What do film star Sandra Bullock and hoops star LeBron James have in common?
All are among this year’s crop of ‘The Ten Most Fascinating Peop...
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Holiday shopping is now in full flow, but workers who plan to bargain hunt while on the clock should do so with caution.
Nearly half (48 percent) of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed by Robert Half Technology in a US surveysaid they block...
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LONDON (AP) - The euro slid to a new two-month low against the dollar and stocks tumbled yesterday, as investors continued to worry that Europe’s debt crisis was spreading despite the €67.5 billion ($88.4 billion) bailout of Ireland.
The euro was dow...
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Argus Group Holdings Ltd. rose 11.5 percent (60 cents) to $5.80 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The insurer traded 200 shares during the day.
Butterfield Bank also saw 27,130 shares change hands, but its share price held firm at $1.33....
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Retired public sector workers in Bermuda will get a four percent pension increase under a new order tabled by Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox.
The rise which will be backdated to this July and is thought to cover more than 1,900 people applies...
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The Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association (BODA) completed their Fall Series last weekend with winners determined in both the Intermediate and Advanced divisions.
Sam Stan continued his winning ways by chalking up four”bullets on Sunday to finish as th...
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