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...merely waiting for them to fall into place. Another way El-Erian fits seamlessly into the University is the way the latter has not had to break its wage budget to attract to attract such competence. The wages and compensation packages of HMC managers constantly serve as a lightning rod for criticism, with the most recent coming from some members of the Class of 1969, who claim they are receiving too much. Yet they earn far less than market value. We support the status quo, where Harvard is free to pay managers less than a profit-driven institution would...
...firm has attracted intense scrutiny over issues such as the compensation of Harvard’s fund managers.El-Erian said he is well aware of the visibility attached to the CEO position, which has historically served as the firm’s spokesman and has often become a lightning rod for criticism of HMC.“I’ve come in with full recognition that this is part of the job,” he said.He also faces the challenge of recruiting first-rate managers to work at HMC. Meyer and four senior colleagues are only the latest...
...cutter mall stores. "We don't build gray boxes," he says. He's not bragging. The 130,000-sq.-ft. Bass Pro Outdoor World in Hanover, Md., has a massive fish tank, offers how-to lessons in fishing and hunting and teaches conservation in addition to having every lure, rod, reel, gun and gadget under the sun. A full-size float plane hangs from the ceiling, and you can hang from a rock-climbing wall or test your new bow on the archery range. And you want a bass outfit? There are 37,000 fishing items, including $800 reels. Need...
...most popular pro fisherman today, Iaconelli, winner of 2003's Bassmaster Classic--considered the Super Bowl of rod-and-reel events--is a superstar in his field (and stream). Clad in Dolce & Gabbana jeans, torso adorned with tattoos, he is helping transform competitive bass fishing into TV's next big sport, following the success of NASCAR and poker...
...course President Bartlet on The West Wing is free to thus sully himself. Even on a show with a feminist premise, it seems, TV is not quite ready to treat powerful women as it treats powerful men. The show's creator, Rod Lurie, probably just meant to make Allen the enemy of politics as usual. But it's a rough message to send to Hillary--or Condi Rice or any other woman who will have to rely on politics as usual, not a contrived TV plot, to become President. And who faces the sexist paradox: if you get ahead...