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...YOUR QUINTUPLE BYPASS FIVE YEARS AGO AFFECT THINGS...
Though not quite “really famous” or even “famous” by conventional mainstream standards at this point (at least not in America), the Strokes have managed to bypass fame, fortune and selling out without collecting their $200 and have instead skipped straight to the requisite hedonism that accompanies rock ’n roll superstardom. In spite of their new-money pedigrees (lead singer Julian Casablancas’ father is the founder of the Elite model empire; guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.’s father wrote “It Never...
...Eventually, the better doctors will get paid more," says Steve Wiggins, founder of Oxford Health Plans and now CEO of HealthMarket. Wiggins also wants to offer set rates for entire episodes of care--like heart bypass surgery--because you'd hardly be in a position to shop around if you needed one done in a hurry...
...This new focus on security will be especially troublesome in shaky nations like the Philippines and Indonesia. Corporations operating in those countries could face higher costs to keep their facilities and staff secure. And foreign investors may well decide to bypass unstable nations altogether. Bob Broadfoot, head of Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, thinks the war on terrorism will suck capital away from Southeast Asia to the benefit of safer nations in northeast Asia, a trend that was already evident prior to the attacks. "Before Sept. 11, companies looked at getting costs down," he says. "Now security risk is going...
Competition at Harvard apparently even exists at the MAC, as many anxious gym-goers bypass the machine sign-up sheets to sneak onto an ellipticycle and attempt to skip the usual 30 minute wait. Adds Alex S. Grodd ‘04, “It went from being disgusting and unsafe to decent. But now that it’s decent, it’s too crowded, so you have to go at off-peak hours...