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...stock and what a proxy statement calls "other compensation," more than double the pedestrian $8 million he got last year. And that's not the biggest take on the Street, or even in his own company. President and chief executive James Cayne will collect $20,159,337, enough to impress even an N.B.A. point guard. An embarrassment of riches? Perhaps. Bear Stearns executives agreed to change the bonus system next year to take a smaller percentage of the company's earnings...
...carrot-haired odalisque on the sofa in the foreground blows iridescent soap bubbles of reverie and future desire; and a schoolmasterly figure holds up his hand in a gesture of censoriousness. On the right is a schoolroom scene with a teacher conducting a lesson in geography that doesn't impress young Beckmann, who holds out a drawing he has surreptitiously made...
...This question is an excellent chance for you, the older sibling, to demonstrate your intimate knowledge with the detailed workings of the University. Delivered well, your answer to this question will infinitely impress your sister...
...their information sessions in casual attire, at least half a dozen seniors come decked out in their best business gear. The guys sport pin-striped suits and power ties and the women wear dark-colored ensembles with silk blouses. Do any of these idiots really think that they will impress anyone with such a ridiculous, pretentious display? Perhaps they think, "Maybe the recruiter will see that I'm all dressed up and I'll get a job offer and big signing bonus right on the spot." What they should realize is that they probably won't be remembered...
Today, however, people no longer wait longingly for the day when technological breakthroughs will revolutionize life and cure all its ills. In fact, the looming shadow of technology giant Microsoft seems to scare people more than impress them. We have seen many of the technologies first displayed to Disneyland tourists--including microwave ovens and dishwashing machines--pop up in our own houses, but the euphoria which many imagined would accompany them has failed to arrive. We now live in the House of the Future, but many would rather return much of contemporary life to a display case. That...