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...Brustein would be an exciting change," Konrad said. However, he added that the HRDC feared the administration was "only looking to add to the University's luster, without resolving the problems drama students face...
Simon is determined not to let the luster of the prize change his life. On entering his first class the day after the Nobel announcement, Simon was greeted with a standing ovation from his jubilant students. He smiled, thanked them, and without further ado went into his lecture on cognitive psychology...
Bonuses have become increasingly important as stock options have lost some of their luster and the top tax rate on "earned" income has been reduced from 70% to 50%. Last year IBM Chairman Frank T. Cary received more in bonuses ($337,000) than in salary ($333,000). American Home Products Chairman William F. Laporte's bonus was exactly half his total income of $770,000, while Augustine R. Marusi, chairman of Borden, Inc., earned a bonus of $271,000 to go with his salary...
...Kuhn is a very eminent scholar and I think he'll add great luster to the department," Benjamin I. Schwartz, Williams Professor of History and Political Science, said yesterday...
Jade, said Confucius, is a virtuous gem: its warmth and luster typify charity, its translucence signifies sincerity, its sturdiness bespeaks courage, and it mirrors intelligence and wisdom. For centuries, the Chinese cherished jade; Emperors decreed their exclusive right to it. Now others have caught the fever: travelers, especially the Japanese and Americans, scour the jade markets in Hong Kong, Asia's jade capital, for items ranging from simple stones or carvings that sell for $20 to exquisite rings that can cost $120,000. Hong Kong's jade traffic increased sharply in 1977, with sales reaching into hundreds...