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Although both firms were valuable experiences ir Wiener's eyes, he said that he preferred the New York firm, because of "the culture of the firm itself." The location of the firm was also a bonus...
Vocal quality was high throughout: Tenor Rene Kollo's sturdy Siegfried, Bass- Baritone Walter Berry's crafty Alberich, the ripe Fricka of Mezzo-Soprano Hanna Schwarz in Das Rheingold. A delightful bonus was the Walkure Fricka and Gotterdammerung Waltraute of Vienna-born Mezzo Helga Dernesch, who some years ago was an important Isolde and Brunnhilde. Combining her still considerable power with a riveting dramatic presence, Dernesch gave a lesson in Wagnerian artistry. Conductor Edo de Waart was too often cautious when he should have been impetuous, but he roused himself in Gotterdammerung to deliver a reading of surge and sweep...
Weitzman cites Japan's economy as proof that a share system can work. In many Japanese corporations, as much as half of a worker's pay comes in the form of a bonus that is tied to the company's profits or revenues. That makes workers' annual income somewhat unpredictable, especially in bad times, but the country's unemployment rate is only 2.7%, and layoffs are rare. In addition, the Japanese have a reason to work hard and strive for quality because some of their pay is linked to the company's fortunes. Widespread use of profit sharing, says Weitzman...
...hosts when she called in last year and wound up as a regular, telling some of her favorite jokes. When she heard the station was looking for a sports director, Kelly asked for the job and got it last month. The phone she requested was sort of a signing bonus for the rookie sportscaster. "I think it's a good idea," says Kelly, 12. "After all, a lot of kids like me are sports fans too." WROR's management obviously agrees. She is doing so well that the station plans to renew her 13-week contract for an undisclosed amount...
...Cherry Hill Mile and the Garden State Stakes in New Jersey, the two are in a financial quandary now that describes the changing standards of the sport. Ordinarily a smashing Derby winner points automatically to next week's Preakness, with further dreams at Belmont. But a $2 million bonus, on top of a $600,000 Jersey Derby purse, awaits the horse that can sweep those three Garden State races and the Kentucky Derby. The Jersey Derby comes nine days after the Preakness, and Spend A Buck cannot keep both appointments. "We're in the business to win purses," Diaz said...