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2nd/5:47: Jimmy Fraser shows that he still has a knack for picking up penalties at the wrong time, prematurely ending Harvard's power play with an obstruction-interference penalty...
That's a lucky thing because in the globalized manufacturing jungle, it's not survival just of the fittest but also of the nimblest. When Fung took the firm public in the early 1970s--the first Chinese trading company to list on a stock market--he displayed his knack for timing. Unencumbered by generations of cousins and uncles, Fung was able to take advantage of the dawn of the roaring Asian tigers, moving his manufacturing operations to Taiwan and South Korea, then Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, networking with Asia's entrepreneurial Chinese diaspora. Today about half the firm...
...with 24 (and seven rebounds) on 8-of-17 shooting from the floor and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. Thickly mustachioed reserve forward Nedim Pajevic also hurt the Crimson with 16 points, many of them on short jumpers over Evan Harris. Harvard continued to display a knack for getting to the charity stripe—and for clanging free throws off the iron. The Crimson shot 16-of-26 from the line, in addition to committing 22 turnovers and allowing the Gauchos to shoot 50 percent from the field. “We didn?...
...nerdy" glory and lifting the veil on the very good life. He sews dry humor through tales of yachting triumphs, road rallies in expensive cars, tech start-ups and the boardroom coup he instigated at Hewlett Packard. Looking back without rancor or remorse, he has a knack for storytelling that makes him feel like a buddy who never fails to laugh at himself...
...with her home team landed her a spot at the Berkshire School in western Massachusetts where she sharpened her skills for two years in the competitive New England Prep School league. Now settling into her first year at Harvard, Ryabkina hopes to use her speed and knack for finding the back of the net to help the Crimson while adjusting to a more team-oriented style of play.“At this level, right now, I understand why you have to play the systems,” she says. “The level of hockey is so high...