Word: priceyness
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...NONE No one pretends those pricey little nutrition bars are as good for you as, say, a platter of vegetables. But at least we know what's in them, right? Not necessarily. A consumer group finds that 60% of nutrition bars have more sugar, fat or carbohydrates than their labels reveal. Not all labels lie: the group gives passing marks to Luna, Gatorade Energy and Balance bars...
...good company can become a great one. The companies Collins defined as great--for example, Walgreens--generated cumulative stock returns about seven times as large as those of the S&P 500 over a 15-year period. Collins concluded that it's not necessarily celebrity leaders, rich executive pay, pricey technology or splashy mergers that lead to greatness. Rather, it's "Level 5 leadership." Such leaders often are "self-effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy." They put people in the right roles, confront unpleasant facts and transcend mere competence. "I like to think of our work as a search for timeless...
FM’s gluttonous research team broke tradition this week. In addition to indulging in Newbury Street’s pricey drinky-drinks and calorie-rich desserts, we sought misadventure on a renovated Blue Bird school bus. The drizzling rain and cool temperature of the evening made the Harvard shuttle more appealing than usual: its two heaters could warm our chilled toes as we eavesdropped on your conversations...
...Josh's father and stepmother Barbra--that would be Barbra Streisand--were shelved. The prospective mother-in-law, reports say, had written a song for the couple and was pushing favorite designer Donna Karan for Driver's dress (friends reportedly said that Driver preferred Vera Wang), along with a pricey celeb-studded bash, while Driver wanted something small. Smiles were left behind. Driver's spokeswoman says that any rift between Babs and Minnie is untrue; she adds that the breakup was "a mutual decision." Ah, but in the spirit of that old song, if they had a chance...
...takes only 120 minutes to chopper from New York City to Capitol Hill--without a rush-hour traffic battle at each end. Dallas to Fort Worth? Fourteen minutes. A commuter chopper is as comfortable as a jet, says HeliFlite Shares CEO Mark Ozenick, left. It's also as pricey. A 60-hour share runs about...