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...kindergarten through high school, $600 state-of-the-art microscopes, fiddle lessons, membership in home schooling bowling and sewing leagues, natural oils meant to purify young minds. "Mom, look, they have owl pellets," one boy squealed over the crowd. I followed to find a biological supply booth ready to outfit those parents who'd delved into dissection. Also on sale: preserved sharks, sheep brains and frogs...
...same way, it makes little sense for managers to simply get rid of the lowest-ranking people in small groups of workers, since some groups can be much more productive than others. Even the bottom dwellers in a strong outfit may contribute more to a company than the top people in a weak one. Moreover, statistical rankings have little meaning within groups that are too small to generate a valid bell curve. If you have a group of five people, Jensen notes, "you have to take those five and put them into a larger pool" and compare all the workers...
...those Mickey and Goofy costumes at Disney World? Communal underwear, it seems. Magic Kingdom "cast members" just negotiated the right to wear their own skivvies, which they can take home and launder themselves. Under the old system, workers turned in uniforms each night, underwear and all, and got another outfit the following day. Some complained the undies were less than alpine fresh and gave them lice. Even at Disney, the world can get a little too small...
...same way, it makes little sense for managers to simply get rid of the lowest-ranking people in small groups of workers, since some groups can be much more productive than others. Even the bottom dwellers in a strong outfit may contribute more to a company than the top people in a weak one. Moreover, statistical rankings have little meaning within groups that are too small to generate a valid bell curve. If you have a group of five people, Jensen notes, "you have to take those five and put them into a larger pool" and compare all the workers...
...According to Clark, whose company manages mainland rock superstar Cui Jian and six other acts, the only choice for now is to learn to live with pirates. During a recent recording session in Shenzhen with Tongue, a hard-core Xinjiang outfit, Clark takes time out to explain his company's unique approach. In China, he says, albums have to be viewed as promotions for a company's artists, not as revenue-generating products. Money is made from concerts and corporate sponsorships for acts or events. So his company stamps just enough CDs to attract the pirates' attention, who then...