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...Henry Singleton and Angelina Santiago got their dream date by accident. The couple was originally planning for a July 21 wedding - the three-year anniversary of their first date - but the space they wanted in New Rochelle, N.Y., was double booked and the vendor offered them the 7th instead. "I was like, really?" says Singleton. "That's the most popular day! We feel blessed to have it." Singleton and Santiago will incorporate a few seven-related themes: she will have seven bridesmaids, he seven groomsmen; the reception starts at 7 p.m. Singleton's friends are planning a gambling bachelor party...
...Giuliani's strategic move is a textbook case of what economists and political scientists call "spatial positioning." It works like this: Picture a football stadium with a central entrance and grandstands stretching to the left and right. Two snack vendors set up shop next to each other at the entrance, where all the potential customers must pass. But suppose one of them moves to the right a little way to try to escape competition. The best strategy for the other vendor is to follow close behind, setting up just to the left of the first. That way, he gets some...
...Giuliani is trying to be that savvy second vendor - allowing his competitors to cluster on the right while he stakes out a position slightly closer to the middle. Thanks to the early primary schedule he is banking on, we'll know soon enough if the gamble pays...
...vendor that provides services on our campus, AlliedBarton is fully subject to the Wage and Benefit Parity Policy. This requires the company to pay wages and benefits no less than those received by unionized Harvard employees working in comparable positions. Compliance is regularly examined by independent auditors...
Siemens now requires any consulting contracts linked to sales to have the final approval of Noa, the CCO, and rules requiring divisions to report to the CCO have been strengthened. Siemens businesses may no longer use a bank outside a vendor's home country to pay the supplier. At Kleinfeld's request, Hershman dispatched four teams to scrutinize Siemens operations in what the CEO calls high-risk countries...