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...rejuvenated the Strip by going upmarket in tone with the Bellagio, which showcased Van Goghs and Cezannes and Degas's dancers instead of topless showgirls. He lost the place to raider Kirk Kerkorian, who took over Wynn's company, Mirage Resorts, and booted Wynn, who scored a $6.4 billion payout but still had a score to settle. Last year Wynn returned with the new Wynn Las Vegas: more hushed, more exclusive...
...members,” he said. The Coop pays out rebates to its more than 60,000 members—of whom approximately 18,000 are students from Harvard and MIT—every year. The average rebate this year is around $25, said Murphy. But despite the payout, several students said that the rebate has little effect on where they buy books and does little for their wallets. “It does little to mitigate the cost of ludicrously expensive books,” said A.J. Motgi ’10. Ronan M. Devlin...
...Business School is where the magic (i.e. the payout) really happens—my favorite study was an Appprentice-esque brainstorming session, where for $20, I spent an hour with three other people trying to think up an advertising campaign for an imaginary brand of flavored water. Another time I received $23 for negotiating a contract with another student...
...Bramble fetches Mark Williams, at 45 the group's young 'un. A while ago, Williams' employer let him go with a good payout, and he decided to live modestly and not work again. Separated from his wife and children, he lives alone in Cundle Flat-an hour's ride west of Taree. For Williams, the rides with Bramble's group these past two years have been a weekly highlight. It's the camaraderie, he says, and the joy of riding, in his case atop a BMW 1200 GS. Williams has loaded a digital music player with the bands he loved...
Peter Hong, author of the op-ed, estimated the cost of making Harvard College “on the house” at about $280 million a year, an increase of $190 million in financial aid. That number represents less than a one percent increase in the endowment payout. Though critics have pointed out that most funds have restricted use, many living donors are likely to change their conditions if they consider the cause compelling. Even if this policy did not push people to donate more, which is highly unlikely, the costs in the first years would be covered...