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...very successful in his predictions. I'm proud of my boy! Punxsutawney Phil is my main competitor, but he only has a 43% accuracy. You can flip a coin and come out basically the same predictions. But my boy is right 85% of the time. You can't argue with a good product. You want accurate readings, you go to Chuck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Groundhog Handler Doug Schwartz | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...time of 4:01.53. Freshman Stacey Jung and sophomore Paige Martin finished second and third in the pole vault, matching each other with 3.05-meter bounds—Martin did so using more attempts, placing her at the three spot.Senior Dara Wilson was the Crimson’s sole competitor in the triple jump, finishing 10th with a jump of 9.91 meters, and freshman Lauren Barber provided the lone Harvard showing in the weight throw competition, launching the weight 12.55 meters to place eighth.On the men’s side, freshman Nico Weiler, who wasted no time proving himself...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Individual Highlights Mark Full Day of Competition | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...edges of the city. Their faces were grim. No one was in the mood to talk. The last time Caterpillar faced a similar crunch was in the early 1980s, when the company had to deal with the combination of recession and loss of market share to a fierce Japanese competitor, Komatsu. (See pictures of the recession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Caterpillar Layoffs: How They're Playing in Peoria | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

Chukumba suggests that Office Depot merge with competitor Office Max in order to bulk up for the battle against Staples. He believes cost-cutting has hurt service, a problem that should never be dismissed. (For example, poor service contributed to Circuit City's demise). "Every time I go into an Office Depot," says Chukumba, "I see out-of-stock merchandise. To me, that indicates you don't have enough people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailers on the Ropes: Can These Companies Survive? | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...sophomore Aba Omodele-Lucien hampered by illness, the Crimson found its stride early and benefited from particularly strong play by junior Mike Hayes. The third-year player stayed locked in through the weekend en route to a 5-1 overall mark, earning praise from Fish as the only Harvard competitor to post a 3-0 singles record.“[Hayes’] effort was really excellent,” Fish said. “He’s committed to doing what he needs to do with a single-minded focus. It allowed him to play at a different...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hayes, Crimson Impress In Intersession Invitational | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

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