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...Daniel Vasella reckons the sector will be worth $100 billion by 2010. But other Big Pharma firms have sold out of the low-margin generics business in recent years - so is Novartis risking an overdose? In a sector where "the cost of production is really important," says Frances Cloud, senior pharmaceutical analyst at Nomura in London, at least "being big does help...
...which appeared in theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day—tries a similar approach by catering to multiple audiences at once, though with considerably less success. Frequently throughout the interviews or historical narrations, the movie suddenly cuts to a time-lapse sunset, cloud formations, or a Floridian seascape, for no obvious reason other than a desire for aestheticism. Perhaps the documentarians felt that the low-brow nature of their subject needed a few flourishes of artistic garnish to keep their film palatable to audiences...
...Physics Department Chair John Huth said that he does not want female professors to join the Faculty “under the cloud of suspicion” that they have been hired for political, rather than academic, reasons...
Dartmouth wasn’t the only team at the top to fall, though, as No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth suffered an unlikely loss at the hands of 8-18-4 St. Cloud State. Sitting on a comfortable 3-1 lead in the second period, the Bulldogs inserted number three goalie Anna-Kaisa Piiroinen, who quickly surrendered three goals in three minutes, allowing the Huskies to come from behind for the stunning upset...
However, debate-style classes do have their drawbacks. Arguments can cloud the learning of course material if not properly structured and prefaced with formal introductions and mini-lectures. And, as Daily Show host Jon Stewart pointed out about CNN’s “Crossfire,” debates between big personas can denigrate into over-the-top theatrical hullabaloos. Some students were turned off by such antics in Social Analysis 78, when at times serious discussion was replaced by ad-hominem attacks and personal jabs. However, such jokes are fairly common shopping period occurrences, and we trust that...