PA 30/08/10 - Meaning Well With The Money Of Other

Monday, 30 August 2010, 4:32 pm
Column: Public Address

PUBLIC ADDRESS 30/08/10 - Meaning Well With The Money Of Others

Meaning well with the money of others | Aug 30, 2010 11:02
Russell Brown's Hard News

A little while ago, when the full horror of Allan Hubbard's affairs was beginning to emerge from the statutory managers' reports, I asked a senior business journalist what he thought was going on. This was surely, I said, not a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme. No," he said. "It's not...
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The Southern Apps | Aug 27, 2010 10:37
Russell Brown's Hard News

"Why on earth," I wondered, "are they bringing around the boiled lollies now?" Turned out it was the usual reason: the plane was landing. I had been so absorbed in my task that 80 minutes in the air had passed without me noticing. And I'd nailed a 23-slide Keynote presentation on the iPad ...

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The Truth About Talkback | Aug 27, 2010 08:55
David Haywood from Christchurch

When I look back, I realize that my university career ended -- or, at least, began to end -- with a party. I hadn't wanted to go, of course. But the Dean of Science, Gavin Ramsay, persuaded me that it would be good for my research. "Everyone needs a break...
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