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  • We were called 24-year old "whiz kids" and became the toast of Wall Street, but with too many investors and speculators piling into hyper inflated stocks, our story ended a couple of years later the only way it could -- in disaster for just about everyone.

    CNN.com 2011

  • I forgot to add how Anderson was formerly a flock of seagulls But its just scary how the 24-year old guy had ties to Al Qaeda.

    Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 09/18/09 2009

  • The D.C. Department of Public Works announced Monday that trash, recycling, bulk and animal carcass collection will be suspended this Thursday, Oct. 21, to allow sanitation staff to attend funeral services for Larry Hutchins, a 24-year DPW employee who was shot and killed while preparing for duty Oct. 13.

    D.C. cancels Thursday trash pickup Washington Post editors 2010

  • The 24-year old Brit has put together a list of very different roles in his brief and meteoric career thus far -- wizard, vampire, circus entertainer -- and now he's adding billionaire to the list.

    Robert Pattinson's Newest Film Revealed Jordan Zakarin 2011

  • Taking the stand this afternoon, Detective Sgt. Ronald Wyatt, a 24-year veteran of the D.C. police, said that in a meeting with the department's top commanders, he told them he and his detectives needed room to conduct the investigation without constant interference from the department brass.

    Condit's name emerges at Levy trial Washington Post editors 2010

  • Deirdre Walker, the 24-year police veteran and former Assistant Chief of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Police who wrote up a sharp, professional critique of the TSA's checkpoint procedures, has written a follow-up, showing a huge flaw in the "random" screening process used at the BW ...

    Nouveau Oldtime Jam: Blind Boy Paxton, Dom Flemons (of Carolina Chocolate Drops), and Frank Fairfield - Boing Boing 2009

  • Lou Lamoriello has fired 10 head coaches during his 24-year tenure as the team's general manager and has twice assumed the coaching duties himself.

    Let's Give This Another Try Mike Sielski 2011

  • While much of the talk around the team this week is focused on the biggest comeback in Coach Frank Beamer's 24-year tenure leading the program and the turnaround this season has taken since it began with two-straight losses, the Hokies 'penchant for digging a hole is not something to simply ignore.

    Virginia Tech has no clear answer for its slow starts Mark Giannotto 2010

  • To address the challenges in the U.S. and Canada, Mr. Goldner said Hasbro tapped 24-year veteran Wiebe Tinga to lead the division after he helped spearhead growth in emerging markets.

    Hasbro Net Slips on Higher Taxes, Choppy Sales John Kell 2012

  • Coming off the biggest comeback of his 24-year career at Virginia Tech, Beamer reiterated how proud he was of his charges after looking back at the film of Saturday's 41-30 victory over North Carolina State.

    Beamer proud, but cautious after big comeback Mark Giannotto 2010

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