These days, it seems, there's a cash reward offered for information to solve it.
Mr Zaluda was presented with a framed certificate and a cash reward but the amount was not disclosed.
Compliments may not pay the rent, but according to new research, they help improve performance in a similar way to receiving a cash reward.
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Though there is no cash reward, a win -- or even a nomination -- can substantially increase the buzz for business, according to foundation president Susan Ungaro.
Rather than a cash reward, winners get to hang out with the Amoo crew to devise a plan of attack to bring serious, long term venture funding to the table.
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The simple answer is that politicians benefit from the current mess, using their power over tax laws to raise campaign cash, reward friends, punish enemies, and play politics.
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Similar activity is expected in 2012, especially as companies sitting on piles of cash elect to reward shareholders through more dividend payouts.
That means that, for a lot of people, the benefit of a cash-back reward is negated by increased overall spending and debt.
The result was that people using cash or no-reward cards ended up subsidizing those with gold-plated plastic.
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The president also used the speech to repeatedly create new programs where he or the federal government would reward with cash those states that do his bidding in various areas such as high school and college education and manufacturing.
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"We now have support for a remuneration plan that ensures the majority of Stephen's reward is non cash and based on his performance, " said RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton.
Less obvious, but historically better for shareholders in terms of higher stock prices, companies can reward existing shareholders by using free cash flow to reduce the total number of shares outstanding.
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You can duck the radar, of course, and buy a Double Whopper with cash, but it'll bring you no reward except swollen ankles.
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The company evaluated the performance of eight reward-based crowdfunding platforms (where a donor receives a reward of value in exchange for a cash contribution) and six investment-based platforms (where investors receive equity or interest on their investment).
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And when we looked at the risk-reward, we were associated with the cash offer that was on the table vs. some of the risks that were associated with the market, including, you know, we had Google, that had Google Analytics, and Google Analytics is free.
These include an initial cash back offer to customers, as well as a loyalty reward after a consumer spends a certain dollar amount, both of which are transfered back through the credit card.
After an initial round of friends and family fundraising, we were still in desperate need of cash and skilled people to bring the project to life and adequately reward all the contestants.
If they go to cash, even with excellent timing, they get no big hero's reward of the sort equity managers can get.
Every purchase you make with the Blue Cash Everyday Card earns you at least 1 percent back in the form of Reward Dollars.
Public service may be its own reward but almost 20 per cent of Wales office staff have received cash bonuses in each of the last two years.
If investors are willing to reward companies that pay dividends by buying their shares, then companies with high relative cash holdings in addition to absolute cash levels would do well to listen.
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The multiple advantages these electronic tender options offer versus traditional payment methods such as cash and checks including protection against theft and fraud, quicker transaction processing times, and reward programs that encourage use should continue to attract new users, especially in international markets such as Asia where cash remains the predominant payment method.
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