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...talent to think twice about signing to one of the majors. And persuading established artists to stick around is especially tricky when labels are asking for a bigger slice of the revenue pie. Traditionally, when record companies signed an artist, they bought into the promise of an album; an act's other sources of cash - its concerts, say, or merchandise sales - weren't any of the label's business. But now, with album sales plummeting, music companies are chasing juicier income from touring and branded goods. Part of that revenue stream figures in Live Nation's $120 million deal with...
...Aguilera: When it comes down to it, in order for Harvard to act, they need to have an incentive. During the hunger strike, during the Living Wage campaign [aimed at increasing wages for Harvard employees about a decade ago], during the divestment campaign, their reputation was at stake. As activists, that’s where we try to hit them. That’s why we’re in the middle of the quad, we’re sending press releases out to everyone, drawing attention to Harvard. Personally, I want to rid where I live of militarism...
...societal and public health aspects of medicine, cultural competence, increasing access, and reducing disparities.” The CHA’s financial woes stem largely from the number of uninsured patients it has been treating in the months following the enactment of Massachusetts’ health care reform act last year. Prior to the law, the CHA was reimbursed by the Commonwealth for the full cost of providing uncompensated services. But Boudrow said that the CHA is now only receiving 60 to 70 cents for each dollar of medical services that it provides. This reduction has had a significant...
...more I looked at it I thought, ‘Yeah, that’s definitely got a chance,’ and it went over the net,” he recalls. “I didn’t smile. I was trying to act like I’d been there before, so I didn’t smile till I got to third base and Coach Walsh had this big grin on his face.”Even the team’s typical power guys were awed by the 5’9 Jenkins?...
...coping with the danger My main experiences walking around here is you act like you're in an episode of The Sopranos, that's sometimes how the rules are here. And if you imagine yourself in that [scenario], it becomes a lot easier to understand how things work here ... You know it's dangerous here, but you kind of take a dark sense of humor toward it, and just try to laugh off some things...