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...employees’ compensation reflects a base salary, a lump sum for meeting the benchmark and a performance bonus for exceeding it over a five-year period...
...content appeals to everyone; the books can be interpreted on different levels, and there is something for everyone in the audience. It is rare to find books filled with whimsical, childlike fantasies that adults are not ashamed to say they enjoy as much as their sons and daughters. Another bonus: the books make children want to read more than 700 pages, something virtually no parent will argue against...
Among publishers, opinions are split. Some are seeking books on currently-popular themes that carry a bonus, like a popular name. For example, novelist Caleb Carr (author of The Alienist) will produce a book on the history of terrorism for Random House. Others are banking on books that personalize the events, hoping that tales from firefighters or Afghan-Americans will have more long-term appeal. Still others are forecasting a retreat from “serious” subject matter and a surge in the popularity of entertainment and sports-themed books. “I think the events...
...captured or killed, but that the Taliban would certainly fall. (In a later corrective, he emphasized that the U.S. expects to get its man.) What was significant in those remarks was that toppling the Taliban appears to have become the primary goal and the snaring of bin Laden a bonus. And it has become clear after almost a month of bombing that the Taliban may be able to survive the current level of U.S. military commitment in Afghanistan...
There is an added bonus to being prepared this year--Dartmouth shutout the Crimson 3-0 last year at home...