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...heroes go, Don Bradman has proved more durable than most. Playing before the television era helped, as did the quiet way he lived out his latter years. Nonetheless, cricket fans who've read widely are aware that Bradman had his flaws. He was aloof, a little selfish, perhaps, and parsimonious. Not for him drinks with the boys and colorful chat. Australia's greatest sportsman was an introvert who preferred reading and sipping tea to making friends...
...have long been the reality of research and development. To be sure, when they do hit the jackpot, the payoff can be enormous: Roche's pharmaceutical division alone raked in more than $30 billion in sales last year. Its total sales reached $43 billion, generating profits of $10.5 billion. Nonetheless, the days of this trial-and-error approach may soon be over. All of Big Pharma is feeling pressure--from Wall Street, regulators and customers--to take a smarter path to discovery for that next blockbuster drug. And who wins vs. who is left behind is still very much...
...goal until teammate Laurel McGarvie tipped it past Stone and into the net. After falling behind early, Harvard (2-5, 1-1 Ivy) ratcheted up the pressure. The Crimson had a 9-6 edge in shots and a 3-2 edge in penalty corners in the first half. Nonetheless, Quakers goaltender Alanna Butera met the challenge and stonewalled each attack. Butera registered four saves and lead Penn into halftime with a 1-0 lead. “We had possession most of the game but couldn’t seem to get the ball into the circle...
While I realized it would be disturbing (and so it was), I nonetheless read your article on Hirst, since I'd had the misfortune some months back of seeing in the flesh one of his grotesque works (a slaughterhouse on display to the public, really) at the base of Lever House, on the streets of Manhattan. Like Hirst, I'm amused by the affluent morons who feel compelled to throw their money at him for the monstrosities that his production lines seemingly roll out in copious quantities. Hirst himself appears to be a thoroughly tortured individual. He deserves that state...
...firm's immensely profitable IPO in 1999 - an offering to which he had long objected - and reaped the dividends immediately. Overnight, his holdings in Goldman rocketed from $95 million to $315 million. Though his ascent to Treasury Secretary in 2006 was by all accounts a promotion, it was nonetheless a sharp blow to his wallet. The secretary position pays $191,300; in the year before he left Goldman, Paulson netted almost $40 million...