But the more urgent need is to find ways to help make the latest cease-fire effective and lasting.
A week later, Edelman received an e-mail saying that he was fired, effective December 27th; no reason was given.
And then on a Friday afternoon in April, 15 minutes before she was scheduled to leave, Ms. Thibodeau was told that she was fired, effective immediately.
Inviting Mendel Rosenblum, Ms. Greene's husband and the co-founder of VMware, into the room, Mr. Tucci told Ms. Greene she was fired, effective immediately.
So you're playing the highest ranked team in the land, your coach has already been fired effective the end of the season and your starting QB and top rusher were just suspended for violating unspecified team rules.
Maryland's new athletic director, Kevin Anderson, announced last week that Friedgen was being fired, effective after the bowl game, with the university buying out the final year of his contract for $2 million.
The officer was fired, "effective immediately," Donchez said, and a criminal investigation is underway.
The university issued a two-sentence release, saying he was fired effective immediately, and executive Vice President Kevan Buck would take over operations until a replacement is found.
"I think the players are looking forward to finding a home crowd," said Express Coach John Hadl, who won't be around next year one way or the other, since he and his coaching staff have been fired, effective at the end of the season.
The one decision that may have had a different element was the decision to fire Joe Paterno, effective immediately.
Indeed only heavy indirect fire and effective suppressing fire from helicopter gunships prevented them from being overrun.
