Word: papered
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...couple of important ways, the system seems to be working. In a recent paper, Fabrizio Ferri and David Maber of Harvard Business School document how, since say-on-pay went into effect in the U.K., CEO compensation has become more likely to fall when operating performance does. "'Say on pay' in the U.K. was effective in achieving one of its major goals," the authors write, "to reduce the 'rewards for failure' through a stronger link between pay and realizations of poor performance." That effect has been most pronounced at the firms handing out the biggest pay packages...
...risk another potential outbreak with the Class of 2012’s unclean members. 2) The MAC will close another six months for renovations. For what improvements? They’re not really sure. But they promise to find something. 3) Harvard-supplied three-ply toilet paper. Or at least two-ply. Anything less just isn’t sanitary. Seriously. 4) Vespas for Quadlings. It’ll look like Hells Angels took over Garden Street every day. But Euro chic. 5) On dorm room doors, eye readers instead of keys. Manual locks are so passé. 6) Students...
...really gives a certain imprimatur within the profession,” he said. “It’s something that means a lot to the paper...
...machinations of this plot. The modern setting focuses on Hannah Jarvis (Olivia A. Benowitz ’09) and Bernard Nightingale (Chris J. Carothers ’11), bickering academics studying the events of 1809 and looking to make big discoveries while sifting through the manor’s paper refuse. The experiences and histories of these two stories slowly begin to dovetail into each other until the present seems able to reach back in time to pull out the relevant curios its scholars need. This strange connection is mysteriously literalized by Gus Coverly (Jason R. Vartikar-McCullough...
...what was so difficult about putting together 15 measly pieces of paper with pictures on them to hand out to the media? Apparently a lot, since you provided us with a wristband that could have just as easily been divvied out at Disney World...