Word: crowning
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...investment by the private-equity group Ripplewood Holdings. Soon after, D&M went on a consolidation spree, snapping up additional A/V brands like Boston Acoustics, Snell Acoustics, Replay TV, Escient and recently Calrec Audio, a British company that builds mixing consoles for broadcast production. Mac fit as the crown jewel. "I call us a big start-up," says Victor Pacor, D&M's president. In the past fiscal year, the company had sales of almost $1 billion and earnings of $53 million...
While the chill of winter clings to Cambridge, the race for the Ivy League championship has reached boiling point.As reigning champions, the second-place Crimson must win all four remaining games to have a chance of retaining their crown. In their last two home games of the season, Harvard (15-9, 8-2 Ivy) enters a decisive phase.Tomorrow, the eyes of the Ivies will turn to Lavietes Pavilion—second place hosts first place as league-leader Cornell (17-6, 9-1) faces the Crimson. Tonight, Harvard faces the challenge of fourth-place Columbia...
...reason that Harvard (27-1-0, 22-0-0 ECAC) has been so dominant this season is because it has, to cite a popular cliché, taken things one step at a time.As the Crimson prepares to enter the ECAC Tournament, having already won the regular season crown by going undefeated in conference play, the squad has no intentions to rest on its laurels.“We’re completely disregarding everything that’s been accomplished so far,” sophomore goalie Christina Kessler said. “We’re going into...
...drive past it if you missed the highway exit. Its people feel bullied. "It's just like the Germans," seethes Sandra Tinner, a 39-year-old storekeeper in the village of Triesenberg, just above Vaduz. "They ought to put their own house in order before they start attacking others." Crown Prince Alois, Liechtenstein's acting head of state, has himself denounced Germany's "unprovoked attack" on his country...
...Rollins’ displays over the course of the season have been vital to the Crimson’s challenge for the Ivy League crown. In the past few games she has been utterly dominant down...