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...victims. According to Jennifer Vargen, a spokeswoman for State Fund, where Thomas worked from 1989 up until his arrest, they were unaware of his criminal history. Back when Thomas was hired, Vargen says, mandatory criminal-background checks weren't in effect (they were instituted for new employees in the mid-1990s). Now, in light of the case against Thomas, she says the human resources department is reevaluating whether to conduct criminal-background checks for employees hired before the mandatory practice went into effect...
...rape conviction in 1978 in Pasadena. He was also convicted of burglary and attempted rape in Los Angeles in 1957. On March 27, the California Department of Justice DNA Laboratory notified detectives that Thomas' DNA matched evidence for the rape and murder of Ethel Sokoloff, 68, in the mid-Wilshire area in 1972. On March 31, detectives were told that his DNA matched four other slayings...
...Dylan stepping away from a bare musician’s role and toward a more auteristic philosophy, prompted by Daniel Lanois’ production. The arrangements on that album were lush and spacious, propelled by lively performances from seasoned studio musicians—his tightest band since the mid-70s. Dylan produced the three albums that followed on his own (credited as “Jack Frost”) but he’s maintained the standard that Lanois set, framing his wry, enigmatic lyrics with an organic, energized sound anchored by longtime collaborator, bassist Tony Garnier.But...
...works is undeniable. He says studying music “affected how I approached the musical projects that I got to do on campus, enjoying doing new music of Harvard student composers, working with them, thinking about what exactly are we doing when we play a piece from the mid-nineteenth century or Mozart. What’s going on? Why do we enjoy it so much? What’s there?” Aside from the academic study of music, Kapusta has had many rewarding extracurricular highlights. He refers to conducting the Harvard Ballet company...
...that more education means more money lends itself to the logic that a more prestigious education means even more money. According to payscale.com, the median starting salary of emerging Harvard undergraduates who work full-time in the United States is $63,400; even without pursuing further schooling, they boast mid-career median salaries of $124,000. Compare these numbers to the median earnings of the average American male—$45,113 in 2007—and the evidence that a Harvard education increases one’s earning potential appears incontrovertible...