1.   But criticism has been increasing, particularly after the recent involuntary departures of the main editors of two weekly medical journals whose contents often make headlines.

2.   One recent departure was Tom Harden, an executive vice president who left to work for an Internet mail-order gift company, Send.com.

3.   Other recent departures following annual bonuses paid in the second week of March, include two senior New York executives and staff in Singapore and Indonesia, Baxter said.

4.   Recent departures from the Burbank-based entertainment giant include Richard Nanula, chief financial officer, chief strategist Lawrence Murphy and cable programming chief Geraldine Laybourne.

5.   The most recent departure raises the issue of who eventually will replace Eisner, who had heart bypass surgery two years ago.

6.   The most recent departures came in London, where about a dozen investment bankers who specialize in financial institutions, joined Lehman Brothers in the past week.

7.   The review was unrelated to the recent departures of three top Wells Rich executives, he added.

8.   The recent departure of Chazz Palminteri to Creative Artists was particularly galling because William Morris had nurtured his career from the time he was broke and unknown.

9.   This is house-cleaning time for VC firms, but most are trying to put a good face on recent departures.

10.   With the recent executive departures from Compaq, observers now wonder how many more changes are in store.