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...comes to mind generally isn't victim corporation. But that's how an assistant district attorney described Wendy's last week after a patron claimed last month that a manicured fingertip had been served with her chili in San Jose, Calif. The ghastly publicity, which has cost the restaurant chain an estimated $1 million a day, eased a bit last week when the supposed finger finder was arrested for trying to shake down the fast-food giant. Anna Ayala, 39, a Nevada resident with a history of suing companies and settling before trial, dropped a lawsuit against Wendy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Insert Icky Pun Here | 4/26/2005 | See Source »

...suspect or flawed information to instigate an unnecessary war. Until blame is placed on actual operatives, clerks, bureaucrats and elected officials, the commission's report means nothing. Holmes Brannon Woodland Park, Colorado, U.S. Gaining by Losing Your numbers column said that John Antioco, CEO of the Blockbuster video - rental chain [April 11], received total compensation of $51.6 million last year as the company lost $1.25 billion and its stock fell 47%. Would it follow that if Blockbuster had lost $5 billion, Antioco would have raked in $200 million? Only in America do we condone such obscene payment for bad results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

...have said that the gag order will soon be rescinded. We applaud the administration for this move and encourage them to look for a solution that will provide both the oversight necessary and address Kanki’s grievances. If Harvard is to remain perched atop the research food chain, it must take steps to ensure that the balance between its own interests and the interests of its researchers never tips too far out of kilter...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: A Precarious Balance | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

Your Numbers column said John Antioco, CEO of the Blockbuster video-rental chain [April 11], received compensation of $51.6 million last year as the company lost $1.25 billion and its stock fell 47%. Would it follow that if Blockbuster had lost $5 billion, Antioco would have got $200 million? Only in the U.S. do we condone such obscene payment for bad results. Blockbuster's board of directors should be tarred and feathered by the company's stockholders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In God's Hands | 4/24/2005 | See Source »

Fittingly adjoined to Emporio Armani, the Armani Caffé is located on prime real estate on the Newbury strip. As a member of a global chain of Armani Caffé’s, the Boston location holds its own. The Armani Caffé is an excellent end to a day of high-end retail shopping at Louis of Boston and other Newbury landmarks. Or, for those on a budget, an excellent end to a day of pretending you were high-end retail shopping and then slipping into Payless when no one was looking...

Author: By Adam P. Schneider, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: See and Be Seen | 4/21/2005 | See Source »

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