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...just in the same circles as many drug traffickers and are caught up in the jealousies and arguments that afflict everyone in that world. "If you were to drop a bomb on a random party of drug traffickers you would always get a few musicians," Wald says. "Singers also attract the attention of people's wives and girlfriends, which could be enough to get them killed. The rising gangsters gain their reputation by proving how much they are cold-blooded psychos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Killing Mexico's Musicians? | 12/24/2007 | See Source »

...tricks and shortcuts his students have learned - about how to use headlines, keywords and tags to attract the attention of search engines, and how to use social networks to seek out the audience that will be most receptive to what you have to say - Wilkinson said the key to attaining "legitimate famo" is the same as it's always been: quality, tenacity and persistence. "If you want more than temporary fame, it's still about putting feet to pavement, about going out there and making a million MySpace friends and developing a following. There's a reason that the people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Googling for Your Grade | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

...It’s not just about the amount of money but the virtue of scale,” Reeve said. “what that scale buys you is that you can attract [star scientists] and do research you can’t do elsewhere...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill, Clifford M. Marks, and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Disputes Faust Quotations in BusinessWeek Article | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...political analyst Federico Estvez says Ebrard's ice rinks and beaches are camouflage for a mayor with no significant policies. "You can't fool the middle class that they are in Rockefeller Center," Estvez says. "Where is the policy here? How about trying to attract some investment." Being mayor of Mexico City is a traditional apprenticeship for presidential candidates of Ebrard's Democratic Revolution Party. But despite the entertainments he has introduced, Ebrard is constantly overshadowed by his mentor and predecessor Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, who gained immense popularity through programs and projects for both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Mexico City | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...strict ban on nepotism and a compulsory retirement age of 60. Founding CEO N.R. Narayana Murthy, who still flies coach despite a net worth estimated at $1 billion, says the break with the past was deliberate: "We had to aspire to global standards, especially if we wanted to attract investors from abroad." When he turned 60 in 2002, Murthy stood down as CEO and moved back to his first, more modest office. His successor, co-founder Nandan Nilekani, retired as CEO in June, although he remains chairman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meritocracy Is the Model | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

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