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...comply with international accounting standards by 2004. BOTTOM LINES "Women invest with their heads and men with testosterone." Angela Knight, CEO of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers, on why female investors outperform males by 9.5% in Germany "If these are the opinions you honestly hold, call me collect. We can do business." Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, on executives who claim stock options cost nothing "I always thought it was good for you." Caesar Barbar, one of seven Americans suing McDonald's and other fast-food restaurants for making them...
...executives present. They should appoint a lead independent director to balance the power of--or even serve as--the chairman, who these days too often happens to be the CEO. (That should not be allowed.) Finally, directors should be paid primarily with long-term grants of stock, rather than collect a check for showing up occasionally. At AutoZone, a $5 billion-a-year parts-supermarket chain, each board member must invest at least $100,000 in company stock within three years of joining...
...Check mail. AARP membership application, invite to free investment seminar. Still no new "Vanity Fair" issue. (Must be some mix-up!) New career idea: Bill Gates hires me, but what do I know about computers? So he fires me. I collect $300 million...
Essentially in a hallway, the flow of traffic through the exhibit created an atmosphere not of contemplation, but of the hurried rush of families confused by the sudden exhibit. As opposed to the other museums in the area, there was no room for tourists to collect themselves after going through security, and immediately “outside” the exhibit was a café, the gift shop and, after a large open space, the other exhibits. Consequently, the exhibit never was able to capture fully the viewers’ attention. Being jostled, rushed and told by security guards...
...claims the shot heard round the world. In 1824, Concord resident Samuel Hoar claimed in a speech that his town had made the first “forcible resistance” to the British, offending Lexington’s town pride and sparking the appointment of a committee to collect evidence on the battles of Lexington and Concord. The 40-page pamphlet that resulted from the committee not surprisingly documented Lexington’s noble efforts against the British...