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...There is no question [Citigroup] is violating the spirit of executive-compensation rules,' says Heather Slavkin, who studies executive-pay issues for the AFL-CIO. "Hopefully by the time Citi tries to pay these out we will have gotten over this idea about the sacredness of contracts, and these bonuses won't be allowed either...
...intense natural urge to express themselves. “Suddenly it’s been made easy to express yourself in ways you couldn’t before. And suddenly you see that this idea of the artist, the creative individual as someone blessed with some sort of spirit from the muses or what have you is wrong. This is all of us. The human species has the gift of the muses. And that’s a remarkable discovery.”Clapp and Croft don’t have a specific goal in mind for the trajectory...
...only three houses with a presence. Freshmen will be flooding Annenberg in short order, and why the other houses have yet to work themselves into a frenzy (much less even be here), FlyBy does not know. Mather is the only house keeping the fledgling spirit alive right now, rockin to some fresh tunes including Weezy's "Mrs. Officer" and their own original hit, which FlyBy couldn't help but nod its head to. We expect to hear this one at a few parties tonight...
...what did we learn today? It would seem like a few of the crappy houses really worked to ensure its newest residents didn't burst into tears by dousing them with house spirit, while the awesome houses kept it tranquil and let the others have their moment in the sun. And Winthrop...well, it continues to be Winthrop. FlyBy has to sign off, though, there are more important things to attend...
...this spirit, Congress is now poised to send me bipartisan legislation - the Serve America and GIVE Acts - that, if passed, will usher in a new era of service in this new century...