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...love to do." It's not that he lacks exposure to the "right people;" in fact, Ross has held the highly coveted internship at Miramax. But after a summer with the big wigs, Ross believes more than ever that the trappings of the executive track only serve to divert him from his true creative passions. "If you start thinking about your connections," says Ross, "you're already going in the wrong direction. The work has to be your focus; it always comes first." Ross pauses for a second while his compulsion toward absolute candor on this subject catches up with...
After an abortive search for a scholar to fill that chair, Harvard successfully encouraged the endowing family to divert the money to a Medical School project for the time being...
...CAREY, a month after he was re-elected Teamsters president. The memo, addressed to Carey, details how union employees helped his election. For example, the union's chief organizer turned his entire staff into an arm of the campaign, which is illegal. Nash has pleaded guilty of conspiracy to divert union funds, and is assisting in the FBI's probe. Carey, his election overturned, has denied wrongdoing...
...Carey, a month after he was re-elected Teamsters president. The memo, addressed to Carey, details how union employees helped his election. For example, the union?s chief organizer turned his entire staff into an arm of the campaign, which is illegal. Nash has pleaded guilty of conspiracy to divert union funds, and is assisting in the FBI?s probe. Carey, his election overturned, has denied wrongdoing...
...Japanese fans was actually gunning for Wayne Gretzky, who, after fleeing to the Team Canada bus, said, "I've been in a lot of places, but I've never seen anything like this." It wasn't supposed to go this way for the Great One. The plan was to divert the hockey-deprived country with Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya, who, at least in Japan, is the most famous hockey player ever...