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...play, Vasella is a fierce competitor. "Doing it better than the others" is what excites him, he says. "Screw them, in a sense." He spends about a third of his workdays traveling around Europe, Asia and the Americas. The rest of the time, he is usually in back-to-back meetings with managers. "He challenges us," says John Manser, Novartis' treasurer, who meets with Vasella once a month to discuss the firm's investments. "He wants to know what sectors, what stocks--he goes to that level." Notes another top manager: "He's not a patient...
...mind. “I told [the seniors] to concentrate on the game and make sure we get the win that we need, then celebrate afterwards,” Kerr said. “It’s a momentous occasion if we make the playoffs in back-to-back years,” Hoff said. To get there, though, the team is taking it one day and one game at a time. After tomorrow’s game, the Crimson will look ahead to its regular season finale at rival Yale...
...punt return by Matt Lagace to begin Harvard’s first drive of the second half, Harvard worked its way down to the Tigers’ 1-yard line before Ho found the endzone to extend the Harvard lead to 20-10. Anderson began his first drive with back-to-back runs of eight and four yards, but the charge was cut short when senior defensive end Brad Bagdis forced a fumble that was recovered by junior Glenn Dorris. On Princeton’s next drive, three costly false start calls prevented the Tigers from progressing past...
...record to 10-8, Harvard awaits a daunting final stretch to close out their season. The Navy Invitational this weekend features several strong opponents, including a Princeton squad that bitterly defeated the Crimson a year ago by one goal at the Eastern Championships. Sandwiched between the Navy Invitational and back-to-back regional tournaments is a critical home date against Brown that could set the tone for the last two weeks of the season. “If we have aspirations of contending at Easterns, we have to do well against these next teams [at the Navy Invitational...
...album makes two ultimately doomed plays for creative credibility: the back-to-back combination of “Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues” and “Feeling Lucky.” Not surprisingly, the first squanders the respectable tension built by an eerie string section, creepy vocals, and a disorienting beat. It quickly runs out of steam and reveals itself as a rip-off of Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer” without the grimy, visceral payoff...