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...about suspicious payments to Annan's son Kojo from the Swiss company Cotecna Inspection S.A., which won an oil-for-food contract in 1998. Annan, a man famously immune to anger, allowed "a look of surprise and dismay to cross his face," says someone who was there, "and his jaw started clenching and unclenching. Then he said very quietly, 'Let's get on with the agenda.'" On Nov. 29, speaking to reporters a few days after the revelations about his son started pouring out, he addressed the mess with his characteristic cool: "Naturally, I was very disappointed and surprised...
Four years ago, CEO Balaji Krishnamurthy devised a jaw-dropping inverted-bonus plan at Planar Systems that put himself dead last when it comes to receiving extra cash: his policy rewards rank-and-file employees first, before moving up the management chain. Since then, this maker of flat-panel displays, based in Beaverton, Ore., has been bombarded with questions from other CEOs about the bonus system, which, Krishnamurthy claims, is a better incentive for every employee to create shareholder value. "Those with a higher capacity to influence the results of the company must first ensure that those with a lower...
...gripping analysis of over-enrollment in Ec10. I thought, “If that’s how they started out, maybe my student reaction piece on the winter’s first snow storm is only the beginning!” I narrowed my eyes, set my jaw, and dashed to an open computer to e-mail students from warm climates...
...mask mounted on a wooden screen hangs over the desk of the associate managing editor. Its eyebrows are steeply arched over wrinkled, squinting eyes. The smile is not subtle or confined to the corners but wide open, and the lower jaw is loose and can be manipulated. The mask, a token of thanks from a group of Korean tourists after receiving a tour of the building earlier this year, laughs. If that mask is having such a good time, anyone should be able...
...packs of Bubble Yum to complement our “When the Bubble Bursts” headline. It was a fight to the death for the next 45 minutes, as Mollie and Kristi fought for the biggest bubble. In the end, it was Kristi who won out. Her jaw is still sore...