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...long, it's been good to know yuh," Woody Guthrie wrote in a 1935 song about migrants during the Great Depression. But now the refrain applies equally well to ceos, whose stays at the top are getting shorter. The career of Luc Vandevelde, 51, right, the Belgian ceo of Marks & Spencer, is a typical case: after joining the company two years ago and helping reverse its decline, he stepped aside last week. A study by consultancy DBM shows that the median tenure for a CEO in the U.K. is now only 2-3 years and that 68% of European CEOs...
...riders were caught in a massive crash about 20 km from the finish. Eight riders were hurt, including Italy's Marco Pinotti, who was rushed to hospital unconscious, with cuts, abrasions and a broken nose. (He required 11 stitches.) Despite having suffered a broken collarbone in the same incident, Belgian Rik Verbrugghe remounted his bicycle and continued to the finish, although he too later retired from the race. And the next stage brought more of the same, with Kazakhstan's Alexandre Shefer hospitalized after sustaining facial injuries...
...competition. In just over three hours the three stars contrived to lose to players all ranked outside the world's top 50. Third-seeded Agassi lost in three sets to Thailand's Srichaphan, while the second seed Safin seemed powerless against the clever play of the Belgian Rochus. Afterwards Agassi and Safin admitted they had not been able to play well. But Sampras, who had won the Wimbledon title seven times in the last nine years, was stunned by his defeat. During the match, he read and reread a cheering note from his wife Bridgette, but it couldn't save...
...countryman Ernie Els. But he was struck by lightning while playing in South Africa, leading to health problems. He turned pro in 1990 but made little impression on the European Tour until he broke his arm skiing in 1999. He used the enforced two-month layoff to consult Belgian sports psychologist Jos Vanstiphout. Since then there has been no looking back. His U.S. Open win was followed by victories in the Scottish and Madrid Opens, and he teamed up with Els to win the EMC2 World Cup in Japan over the U.S. pairing of David Duval and Tiger Woods...
...significant public support. Many people who have felt alienated by mainstream French politics have been enervated by the former-parachutist’s campaign, pledging their votes to a man who promises to restore law and order to France’s troubled cities. As Filip Dewinter, the Belgian right-wing leader, was quoted as saying in the New York Times, “It’s not surprising that French voters are moving to a far-right party. They have the same problems of insecurity, of immigration and political corruption. It’s the normal situation after...