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...Gotterdammerung loud enough to rattle the windows. From across the lake, several boats carrying protesters converged on his house. A helicopter delivered a barrel marked with a skull and crossbones to one of the boats. Baffled, Vasella watched as the barrel was ferried to shore and plunked on his lawn...
Novartis quietly bought a 20% voting stake in Roche last year, startling the firm's managers and prompting speculation about an impending acquisition. But Vasella is biding his time now that he has, in the words of WestLB Panmure analyst Michael King, "parked the tanks on Roche's lawn." Vasella says when he heard that Swiss financier Martin Ebner would be selling his $2.8 billion stake in Roche, he realized the continuing consolidation of the industry might leave a major competitor in his backyard if he didn't act fast. "You don't want to wait to dance until...
...Megan stood near a bus in the school's parking lot and put her arm around a male friend's shoulder. The vice principal, who did not return calls seeking comment, immediately issued a detention order. Minutes later, as Megan walked across the school's front lawn, a female friend gave her a hug. The vice principal issued the second detention order...
...Burnses - there must be 20 of them in this Rhode Island home - are fiercely communal and insanely competitive. They make the Kennedys seem sluggish. They do aerobics and play touch football on the front lawn. When they're not engaged in Scrabble or an improvised singalong, they break up into speed-solving crossword teams. Come evening, there's a family talent show. Dan and Mitch duet on Pete Townshend's "My Love Opened the Door" (as if that perky tune hadn't been worn out in a half-dozen movies and commercials for J.C. Penney and NBC). And the children...
Students who stepped out of the drizzle yesterday and into the tent on the Science Center lawn yesterday were welcomed with music, Hebrew name bracelets, and free falafel. iFest, the annual celebration of Israeli culture, drew about 500 people, said event organizer Dana A. Stern ’09. “It’s a chance to bring the beauty of Israel’s society and Israel’s history to the greater student body,” said Stern, president of Harvard Students for Israel (HSI). Tables were set up around the edge...