Not Archie's hamburger-eating pal, but the Internet utility used to search for a keyword throughout all levels of a Gopher menu, with no need to jump from one menu level to the next. A person who calls up a computer modem and makes copies of files or destroys data. Some companies ban buyers and executives from taking pay and perks from vendors. Dennis Rainville, CEO of Equipe Communications, a Bedford, Massachusetts, optical-switch company, decided it would be easier to share the loot. Once a month, at a voluntary, company-wide meeting, he gives the gifts away in a draw.
Attendance is up, since workers have to be there to win.
Rainville says Equipe tells vendors about the policy. But he says one recruiting firm was surprised when two engineers showed up in the luxury box at a Bruins game after it had given the tickets to him. The decision means that lawyers for San Jose, Ellison and Wing and a Prayer, Inc., the company that operates the plane, will be back in court soon to argue a civil lawsuit challenging the city policy. The lawsuit seeks an exemption from the curfew, arguing that although Ellison's plane is rated to fly at a weight of up to 90,000 pounds, its pilot only touches down in San Jose when it weighs less than 75,000 pounds. The attorney representing both Ellison and Wing and a Prayer said the Gulfstream V was far quieter than some lighter planes and that the city should base its curfew on noise, not weight.