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...very time companies need innovation and creativity to have new products and bring in new revenue, people tend to become self-absorbed," says Wayne Cascio, a professor of management at the University of Colorado Denver. "They tend to say, 'I don't want to stick my neck out too far, because I don't want...
...took us a game to adapt and be on our toes. [But] the next three games were great.” Harvard rallied in the second contest, starting off with an 8-5 lead over Stevens. But the Crimson couldn’t break away, and both teams remained neck and neck, keeping within two points of each other for most of the set. With the game tied at 22, Harvard finally shot ahead, capitalizing on Stevens’s errors to secure the lead, 27-22. The Ducks managed to narrow the scoring gap to 28-26, but Weissbourd...
...through the back of unarmed 22-year-old Oscar Grant III, point-blank out of the barrel of an officer sworn to serve and protect. Mr. Grant died instantly, prostrate in the universal “I Surrender” position, the officer’s knee smashing his neck into cement. Police supporters claim that Grant was harassing another train passenger. Supposedly the officer who fired the shot thought he was using a taser...
...probably safe to say that after the euphoria of their lobbying victory has died down, Indian officials will probably feel Holbrooke's breath on their neck. Some Indian analysts are already predicting this. C. Raja Mohan writes in the Indian Express that "reworking the India-Pakistan relationship will be an inevitable and important component" of Holbrooke's plans. "Whether India likes it or not, Washington will devote substantive diplomatic energies towards the subcontinent, and New Delhi will be drawn into this dynamic...
...Crimson, 30-26. The Pride recorded a hitting percentage of .412 and put up 19 kills, but Harvard kept the game close. With the score tied at 24, Springfield shot ahead on a 6-2 run to force the fifth and final game. Although the two squads remained neck-and-neck the entire night, Harvard finally yielded to break the tie. After a pair of Pride double-blocks, Springfield seized a 9-6 lead and didn’t look back, topping the Crimson, 15-8, for the game and the win. “They used the crowd...