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...unusual challenges. "I wasn't naive about what I was entering," Breen says. "My first day, almost 20% of our investor base showed up--in the third hour--in my office." They wanted to know how Breen was going to restore credibility to a health-care, electronics and security-alarm company that once aspired to be the next GE before Kozlowski's fall brought it to disrepute. The new CEO moved quickly. In his first six months he replaced Tyco's board of directors wholesale, fired the entire top corporate team and hired 80 executives to fill their spots...
According to David C. Marshall ’07, the group then traveled to an “undisclosed location” in Charleston for a strategy meeting with the entire local Dean staff. A fire alarm went off as the meeting was about to begin, leading some staff members to suspect foul play on the part of rival campaigns, Marshall said...
...officer responded to an intrusion alarm at the Harvard Advocate. The officer reported that the outer door had been forced open, but a check of the building turned up negative...
...Officers were sent to the Mather Lowrise on a report of a fire alarm. Facilities Maintenance Operations (FMO) reported that there was a sink left running in a janitor’s closet. A fire extinguisher and a recycling sign had been taken off the wall...
...conditions. Hit the Down arrow on your phone, and you get, among other things, a still radar image and a severe-weather advisory, if there is one. Although Weathernews lacks some of the data that other services provide, it has unique features, including an airport-weather checker and an alarm clock that wakes you early in inclement conditions. Check your carrier's website to see if these programs are available with your service and phone. --By Wilson Rothman