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...From pitching deals in a strip club to stuffing her pants with socks, Carly Fiorina has shown that she can hold her own in the male-dominated world of business. Fiorina, who served as chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard before her controversial firing in 2005 and is rumored to have political aspirations, came to the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) yesterday to speak about her new book, “Tough Choices: A Memoir.” Fiorina, the first female CEO of a Fortune 20 company, was named the most powerful woman in business by Fortune magazine...
...incredible,” Nichols said. “The team has a personal bond with her that helps her lead us in a different and beneficial way.”And even with her new maternal duties, Markgraf still can help freshmen like Nichols learn on the pitch. Occasionally she will even come to practice with her new baby in tow, but that does not stop her from getting out on the field. “It is amazing to see how she can still make a perfect pass even with a baby slung across her chest...
...steal the show. A platinum-haired English teacher and her friend from Melbourne, arms akimbo, launch into a rendition of early David Bowie: "There's a starman waiting in the sky/ He'd like to come and meet us/ But he thinks he'd blow our minds?" Surreal but pitch-perfect, their performance is not unlike the orchestra tour itself?and nothing gets lost in translation...
...military's new pitch...
...anyone pull any punches when they laid down the recruiting pitch in getting guys to come here to play sports? I doubt it. Guys know what they’re getting when they go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton or Dartmouth. They have a name to uphold—on and off from the field...