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Munk credits his success to determination and the ability to set priorities. "I'm not exactly an Einstein, so I compensate by being more focused," he says. He also makes a point of hobnobbing with the right people. Nearly two years ago, Munk formed a blue-chip advisory board at Barrick whose members include former U.S. President George Bush and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, as well as former Bundesbank chairman Karl Otto Pohl...
...Harvard goes into this season with a chip on its collective shoulder following its memorable quadruple-overtime loss in the NCAA Tournament to Wisconsin, the No. 1 ranked team in the country and eventual national champion...
...Stephens] gets along well with the team, and I think she’s going to find her spot on the team.”The Crimson will also receive help on the defensive end from Wheeler and Buesser, who is listed as a forward but will chip in on defense. Wheeler is one of several rookies coming from a multi-sport background, as she also played varsity lacrosse and field hockey at Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass.“Wheeler, Buesser, and [Coskren] are very mature players,” Ryabkina says. “Sometimes you play...
...previous career best, and junior defenseman Jack Christian and co-captain Dave MacDonald scored goals for the first time in their collegiate careers. Not even five minutes into the game, the Crimson vaulted onto the scoreboard with Christian’s goal. Senior forward Paul Dufault caught a chip from freshman forward Matt McCollem, who directed it to Christian for a low shot that whipped past SLU goalie Alex Petizian.“We started the game much better and stayed focused throughout,” senior forward Dave Watters said.The Saints’ best chance at recovering from...
...like those in the Indiana Jones and Back to the Future series to thrillers like The Sixth Sense and critics' faves Schindler's List and Seabiscuit. Their shared filmography adds up to more than $5 billion at the U.S. box office. This year the Kennedy/Marshall Co. produced the blue-chip franchise flick The Bourne Ultimatum and two ambitious independent films with Oscar buzz, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Persepolis. They're also at work on a some of 2008's most anticipated movies, including the fourth Indiana Jones installment and a Brad Pitt-Cate Blanchett epic romance called...