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...reward for being a suck-up. Ballmer operates at a decibel level bordering on OSHA's mandatory ear-protection threshold, a one-man surround-sound. He and Gates, who became fast friends in 1973 during their freshman year at Harvard, have always enjoyed what they refer to as a "high bandwidth" relationship; it means they can scream at each other but are still able to listen and respond. "We fairly well anticipate what the other guy is thinking, and can finish each other's sentences," says Ballmer of his 25-year relationship with Gates. "That doesn't mean we always...
...notion that the news should be at least as entertaining as, say, a mediocre cartoon show. Even in a world where many news outlets are comparative backwaters amid larger, entertainment-oriented companies (like this magazine's parent, Time Warner), it is hard not to wonder whether some new threshold has been crossed. And if anyone is interested in turning this article into a movie--Should I beef up the Galotti bits for George Clooney?--please don't hesitate to call our publicity department...
...single ($8,500 together). Married couples also move to the next tax bracket quicker: after typical deductions, they can earn $42,350 in the 15% bracket before further income is taxed at 28%; singles can earn $25,350 each ($50,700 together) before crossing that threshold...
...Colas and Lucents, or the funds that hold them. Do your research and make a shopping list now. Plan to put your excess cash back in stocks in equal steps--as any market drop reaches, say, 8%, 12%, 16%, then 20%. If the market turns around before the final threshold, keep putting money in as those levels are breached going...
...some have asked whether Rudenstine, a Renaissance poetry scholar, is qualified to determine whether a Turoyo language expert, an automorphic forms and number theory researcher, or a neuromodulation specialist not only "exceeds a certain threshold," but is no less than "the leading scholar/teacher available in the field...