Word: leape
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...loved working closely with patients, it bothered him that he knew little about business, especially because he had begun to invest modestly in stocks. Four years of psychoanalysis, Vasella says, helped free him "from the rules and obligations one imposes on oneself" and give him the courage to leap into a new career. In 1987 he sought the advice of Max Link, the well-connected and accessible head of the drug business for Swiss conglomerate Sandoz. Vasella was offered a job and sent to learn the ropes at the company's headquarters in East Hanover...
...Black made publishing history at New York magazine when she became the first female publisher of a weekly consumer magazine. She then made a leap into newspapers in 1983, joining Al Neuharth, CEO of Gannett, and his fledgling newspaper USA Today. Like Ms., it was groundbreaking, but critics derisively called USA Today "McPaper." It ended up revolutionizing journalism, influencing a generation of newspapers and magazines with its colorful graphics and bite-size articles designed for television watchers. Neuharth, she says, was sometimes ruthless--something she tried never to be--but she admired his strategic vision. "He always had the bigger...
...behind in fourth. If you chart the rate of visits to social-networking sites against those to adult sites over the last two years, there appears to be a strong negative correlation (i.e., visits to social networks go up as visits to adult sites go down). It's a leap to say there's a real correlation there, but if there is one, then I'd bet it has everything to do with Gen Y's changing habits: they're too busy chatting with friends to look at online skin. Imagine. (Read "The iPhone's Next Frontier: Porn...
...outshot Harvard, 25-13, on the day.The Tigers showed off their own rookies when first-year forward Marissa Sampias scored in the 62nd minute to cut the lead to 4-2. Just inside the 18 on the left side, Sampias unleashed a rocket that eluded Mann’s leap and sailed just under the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Matheson had a chance to make the last few minutes interesting when she was taken down inside the box.But Mann snatched her ensuing line-drive penalty kick attempt to preserve Harvard’s two-goal cushion and knock...
...contests of the season.“I think clearly we’re a little younger on defense than we have been, especially in the secondary,” Hughes said. “But I think the turnovers have a direct correlation to [the leap in scoring].”The Crimson may well be forced to throw the ball to Luft and Mazza frequently, as Harvard has struggled to run the ball all season, averaging a league-low 2.9 yards per carry. Princeton enters the game with the fourth-ranked rushing defense in the Ivies, surrendering...