Genuine Parts CEO Made $3.4M in 2006 Genuine Parts Co.s chairman, president and chief executive, Thomas C. Gallagher, received about $3.4 million in total compensation in 2006, according to a proxy statement filed Friday. Genuine Parts chairmans salary rose 6.7% in 2006 Genuine Parts Co.s top executive got almost $4 million in total compensation in 2006, according to a proxy filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission Pick six: A half-dozen cool things in music A half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view: G. Love, First Avenue. The hot-cookin singer gave an energetic performance to a sold-out crowd. It was nice to see so many people thoroughly enjoying the blues/rock sound on Valentines Day. Jennifer Hudson, the Academy Awards. Her performance with Beyoncé was fantastic, and her acceptance speech was refreshingly genuine. After watching ... 1,500 join rally to defend public education Parents, educators, students and elected officials gathered en masse on Feb. 28 at St. Vartan’s Cathedral in Manhattan to demand a halt to the reorganization until the public’s concerns received a genuine airing. Longaberger to offer retired baskets at store In two weeks, visitors to the Longaberger Homestead in Frazeysburg will be able to buy genuine Longaberger baskets when they stop by. Previously, only souvenir baskets were sold at the venue’s stores, along with T-shirts and food items. Todays Weather: Rain and wind The soaking rain overnight and this morning lends itself to the can you imagine if it were snow discussion. A combination of rainfall, winds and tides prompted a coastal flood advisory for this morning. There is also a gale-force winds warning for mariners. This has been a genuine rain storm, folks. Now, if this were snow you would be told to leave early for work or school, give yourself extra ... Ross Taylor: one out of the box As one of world crickets smaller nations, New Zealand has accepted that it will produce a player of genuine world class only occasionally. When one comes along - players such as Stu Dempster, Bert Sutcliffe, Martin Donnelly, Richard Hadlee or Martin Crowe - the arrival is the cause of considerable celebration. Ross Taylor could be the latest. Genuine Compliments Get Results Bobby Knight, the Texas Tech basketball coach, is a perfectionist. His teams are noted for all-out performances. By the time this article comes out, he will be announced as the all-time winningest coach of Division 1 basketball. Gadhafi: Its time Libya opened to world Moammar Gadhafi said in an unusual debate Friday it was time for his long-isolated nation to open up to the world and that one day Libya wont need him as leader. Still, he insisted that the ruling ideology he has entrenched here for three decades is superior to Western democracy. Divertimento Bistro Brings Fine Southern Italian Cuisine to the East Village Under a blue awning between Ave. A and First Ave. is the door to a well-kept East Village secret: Divertimento Bistro , a family-owned restaurant serving fine southern Italian cuisine in an atmosphere of genuine hospitality -- and at prices so reasonable, customers may not believe theyre still in Manhattan. | ||