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...greatest reward, says Quyen, comes from winning the hearts and minds of young nature lovers?especially kids who have convinced their own parents to stop hunting endangered species. "Education makes a difference," she says. "But it can take decades to change attitudes." Fortunately, she has plenty of time to grow into...
...idea to train dogs after witnessing the success of canines in detecting illegal drugs. Lucky and Flo, who are officially owned by the MPAA, were trained for eight months in Ireland by Neil Powell, who has extensive experience working with canines on illegal substances. Powell used a classic reward system and game-playing which, coupled with the Labs' innate instinct for hunting, proved successful...
...bank accounts of millionaires. Teach for America and the Peace Corps are good examples of what more Harvard graduates should do. The pay is obviously not competitive, but the road to change is not paved with gold, and those that truly wish to do good do not expect a reward for their efforts.Kyle A. de Beausset ’08, a Crimson editorial editor, is an environmental science and public policy concentrator in Leverett House. He is co-director of Students Taking on Poverty (STOP...
...year GE veteran David Calhoun for its top job. As takeovers become larger, private-equity firms increasingly value strong management, and Calhoun, 49, joins a growing line of execs defecting from their listed companies. They're lured away by private equity's promise of less scrutiny and big financial reward. Calhoun's new pay is rumored at around $100 million. It's a price tag for which VNU's owners--a group of private-equity firms, including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, that acquired the company for $9.8 billion in July--will expect big results, and Calhoun, who headed...
According to Beth S. Brainard, director of communications for Harvard College Library, two versions of a survey soliciting name suggestions were distributed: an official survey conducted through Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS), and an unofficial survey distributed through house lists by an LCC committee member that offered a reward of free beverages at the café for winning submissions. However, the LCC never received any of the suggestions submitted via the unofficial survey...