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...owners said.Ehrlich, who is planning on concentrating in economics, said he approves of b.good’s business strategy.“The marginal cost for one burger is relatively low,” he said. “I think the profit that I bring in will exceed the loss that they experience [from the free burgers].”But Ehrlich still plans to test the limit of his credit—and the restaurant’s productivity.In response to a question on the restaurant’s website about the number of burgers he plans...
When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived at Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah Monday morning, Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayad knew it was her 51st birthday. He said he had a present that wouldn't exceed the government gift limit. He reached into a brown paper supermarket bag and pulled out a shiny green bell pepper...
...most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). A pharmaceutical phenomenon that began with fluoxetine (Prozac) in the late 1980s, the SSRIs rode a wave of gushing publicity to usurp the older antidepressants, the tricyclics, and reap a fortune for their makers: worldwide sales now exceed $20 billion a year. But the honeymoon is over. Even doctors who swear by SSRIs and newer variants concede that 1-2% of patients have a severe negative reaction to these drugs. That's a small percentage. But it's a small percentage of a very large number. Intractable misery...
...fees, other colleges support their shows through subsidies in excess of $100,000. In contrast, our negotiations with artists are made possible by a $30,000 allocation from the Undergraduate Council (UC). This sum is one half to one third of artist fees and total production costs can easily exceed six figures. Also, to pull back the veil of secrecy, here’s a picture of how much artists charge: Wyclef asks $45,000; Bob Dylan, $105,000; The Killers, $150,000-plus; Kanye West, $150,000-plus. To get bigger names, we would need to charge higher ticket...
...some of the best directors in the business. Last week, iTunes took music video retail to the next level, charging $1.99 for a single video which can then be downloaded onto one’s $300+ video iPod. Whether this will ultimately result in higher budgets (which can presently exceed a cool million for a three-minute clip) or higher quality videos remains to be seen. For now, we take a look at the three top-selling music videos on iTunes at press date of Wednesday, Oct. 26. —Ben B. Chung1. Weapon of ChoiceFatboy SlimWe all have...