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While Goldman Sachs millionaire Jon Corzine made it to the Senate last year, Bloomberg notes that three-quarters of wealthy candidates fail. And New York City has never elected a rich suitor. As Giuliani learned in 1989, the first time a novice runs for mayor, he loses. Still, the billionaire says he would rue not running more than he would a loss. "If you believe you can make a difference, you will regret it the rest of your life if you don't give it a shot," he says. Five months of campaigning may make him rethink that...
Everest expeditions break down into two types: those like Erik's, which are sponsored and united by a common goal, and those like the one described by Jon Krakauer in Into Thin Air, in which gangs of climbers pay $65,000 each for the opportunity to stand on top of the world. But as conditions become more arduous, these commercial teams start squabbling, blaming weaker members for slowing them down and sometimes even refusing to help teammates in distress...
...asked the same question, Fox president of sales Jon Nesvig says with a laugh: "I would hope the producers would probably use some judgment there." At the least, producers would risk losing sponsors. Says Debbie Myers, media services vice president of Taco Bell: "We have tremendous equity in our brand. We would never do this unless we were fully protected." And looming over the rest of TV is the idea that after the success of sponsored reality series, networks might want to sign up sponsors for dramas and sitcoms, and advertisers could thus exert control over scripts and story lines...
...Everest expeditions break down into two types: those like Erik's, which are sponsored and united by a common goal, and those like the one described by Jon Krakauer in Into Thin Air, in which gangs of climbers pay $65,000 each for the opportunity to stand on top of the world. But as conditions become more arduous, these commercial teams start squabbling, blaming weaker members for slowing them down and sometimes even refusing to help teammates in distress...
...have Jon surpass the benchmarks by [8 percent] each year that he’s at Harvard is truly unusual performance,” Daniel says...