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...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 you're stuck with the last girl," he says...
Imagine that major league baseball had been so poorly managed that its team owners had to sell their best players to the Mexican or Japanese leagues just to stay solvent. Welcome to Brazil. In the home of the world champions--a good bet to defend their title in Germany--where the beautiful game is part of the nation's soul, the professional league is a money-losing shambles, with poorly paid players performing in mostly empty arenas. Except for one team. In Săo Paulo, at Pacaembu Stadium, 35,000 fans are on their feet, pounding samba drums. Legions...
...look at it, you'll find that a great deal of the Internet growth has come through up-selling by newspapers of a wide range of their product. That's why they're equipped to go after the three major areas in which they are under threat: cars, houses and jobs. Look up PropertyNews.com which is the largest property site here, with 11 billion hits per month, more than the BBC--the biggest thing right now in Ireland. It's got 20,000 properties on it. It's the most advanced site of its type, and we bought it yesterday...
...fact, Louie and Matera have been the only consistently healthy rookies. According to Matera, the first-years are just trying to push themselves in practice and do whatever Delaney-Smith and teammates ask of them in hopes of earning floor time. Even if some don’t receive major minutes during the non-conference portion of the schedule, all of the freshmen will eventually be integrated into the Crimson’s system.“[The freshmen] are going to have to contribute,” Hyduke says. “[The team] can fast-break...
...score in bunches. And Louis Dale is a dynamic point guard with excellent rebounding skills for a six-footer.Cornell checks out well in the key indicators. Last season, it was second in the league in scoring margin, second in field-goal percentage, and first in field-goal defense. The major question mark is the lack of a Windex man, to borrow a Dick Vitale-ism—someone to clean the glass. Physical center Andrew Naeve is gone, but coach Steve Donahue drew a 7’0 transfer from St. Bonaventure, Jeff Foote, to help fill the lane.2. COLUMBIAA fellow...