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...around $100 million. It's a price tag for which VNU's owners--a group of private-equity firms, including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, that acquired the company for $9.8 billion in July--will expect big results, and Calhoun, who headed GE's $47 billion infrastructure unit, is unlikely to disappoint. At VNU, he's charged with turning around its Nielsen television-ratings system as well as the Hollywood Reporter and BillBoard magazine. Nothing a little Six Sigma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People to Watch In International Business | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

...owner of Te Whau Vineyard and the current chair of the Waiheke Winegrowers Association. Tasting notes are still not conclusive, given that many of the 2005 wines are still maturing, but these three examples of one of the most talked-up New World vintages of recent times will not disappoint. As to whether the wines really are in the same league as a 1961 Bordeaux, well, give them a little more time in the bottle before deciding. You might be pleasantly surprised. LAROSE: This darkly colored wine from the Stonyridge vineyards has sweet blackberry, cassis and plum notes with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vintage Buzz | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

...bread, but I can't call it Texas toast. It was just a regular slice, the kind you get in a Wonder pack. There was nothing effortful about it. It ticked me off. But now I understood Applebee's, which doesn't strive to inspire - it strives never to disappoint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Defense of Applebee's | 7/25/2006 | See Source »

Thankfully, “Dusk and Summer” doesn’t disappoint. I still haven’t any clue what the lyrics to the songs are—the second track “Reason To Believe” is largely unintelligible, outside of its admonition to “breeeathe.” Already there, Chris...

Author: By Brittney L. Moraski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Emo Disc for Every Season | 7/14/2006 | See Source »

...would have been nearly impossible for this year to live up to the last. The 2004-05 season established itself as the greatest in the history of Harvard sports. The Class of 2006, however, did not disappoint. A year after contributing to the Crimson’s 14 Ivy League titles, the seniors drove their teams to new heights and earned multiple awards for their efforts. And the knowledge and skills they imparted laid the foundations for years to come.NEW KID ON THE BLOCK Rookie Drew Housman (below) made headlines for the Crimson, filling in ably at point guard after...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 2006 | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

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