Word: perring
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Cohler told me this morning that he'll be continuing to consult for Facebook. "Facebook doesn't have an advisory board per se. But I'll still be working with [Facebook founder and CEO] Mark Zuckerberg in an ongoing capacity," he said. "I should point out that this is absolutely not an operations role, it'll be more of an advisory role...
...ahead with the Lisbon treaty in the hope that the Irish will change their mind. The E.U. could offer the Irish a protocol to clarify that the treaty does not affect national powers on taxation, and a promise to use the Croatian accession treaty to restore the one-commissioner-per-country rule. The Irish would then vote again on the Lisbon treaty next summer. But that would be risky: the E.U. would appear arrogantly dismissive of the June 12 result, and the Irish could vote no again...
...three months after the release," Kadowaki explains. "On the other hand, mature-women films enjoy a steady, long-term popularity, which after 10 years or so might lead to a best seller." And then there are the cost savings. A popular young actress can earn up to $100,000 per film, while a mature actress is paid only...
...private-equity arm, has latched onto the same multiuse lobby, designed to encourage guests to socialize and kitted out with cool features like wi-fi, chairs that hang from the ceiling and a Nintendo Wii. Offering 135-to-200-room hotels that cost an average of $120 to $200 per night and an upcoming brand, XP, at the $95-to-$110-per-night level, NYLO opened its first hotel in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, and expects 50 more to open or be in contract by 2010, including one in Broomfield, Colo., for travelers visiting Colorado's tech corridor...
...warm and approachable--is deliberately not hip, although the lobby is color coded for coolness: blue for technology, including chairs and tables with accessible plugs; orange for food. According to Marriott, the new lobby has been so successful, the Fair Oaks hotel owner has seen his first-quarter revenue per available room, a standard industry-profitability measurement, rise 12% over last year...