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...Earnings were off 55% for the first nine months of 1995 compared with last year. The network has lost an archipelago of important affiliates, as well as such longtime executives as former broadcast chief Howard Stringer. Even David Letterman, one of the network's few bright spots, has fallen behind Jay Leno in the ratings, prompting the moody late-night host to talk about quitting when his contract is up in five years...
...scrapping of the Wigand interview prompted instant speculation that news decisions had fallen victim to the corporate bottom line, it was force of habit. Since taking control of CBS in 1986, Tisch has been a bottom-line boss. He sold off key pieces of the company (notably CBS's publishing and music divisions), instituted drastic cost-cutting measures and shied away from paying big bucks at key junctures. Two years ago, CBS lost its perennial Sunday-afternoon N.F.L. football franchise when it was outbid for the games by Rupert Murdoch's Fox network. A few months later the network lost...
...wrap it around Konte on the right side. Again, Konte stopped it. But the line continued to work for the puck, and Harvard's gentle giant used all 6'4" of his frame to reach the biscuit with the tip of his stick and lift it over a fallen Konte...
Once it had fallen behind, Harvard quickly lost its poise...
Rejection letters have not yet arrived for most of these processes. But when they do, many of us will feel like our lives have fallen apart. It's important for us to have a sense of perspective. We must keep in mind that our worth as individuals is independent of whether we get accepted or rejected by the graduate school of our choice...