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...proven ops chops, having helped turn Continental around. (Although he certainly has to take some blame for February, too.) In some ways, dumping Neeleman isn't a surprising move. He's a great entrepreneur, but perhaps one of those types who is much better at innovating than operating. The skill sets are vastly different, and many entrepreneurs get bored by running a company and tend to step aside and move onto the next business once the newbie gets on its feet. "This is a natural evolution of our leadership structure as JetBlue continues to grow," Neeleman, 47, said...
...make it into the World Series, where, at last, he commits what may be the first selfless act of his life, but before we get there, a lot of poker gets played and that's the movie's other great strength. Poker, obviously and uniquely, is a game of skill and luck - its drama consisting of talent mobilizing its strengths to minimize the workings of mischance. Wisely, I think Hanson (also the director of LA Confidential and 8 Mile) focuses on the game, which is the thing to which all his characters, except Billie, have utterly surrendered themselves. It defines...
...schoolchildren culminate in an end-of-the-year extravaganza called KIDSHOW. The performance is coordinated by STAGE (Student Theater Advancing Growth and Empowerment), an after-school program that works at five different sites in and around Boston. In the group, Harvard undergraduate volunteers try to teach children important life skills through a performing arts curriculum. “Theater is this really powerful tool, not just for performing arts,” says former STAGE President, current board member, and after-school volunteer Christopher W. Lawton ’07. “Kids are learning a skill-set that...
...rowers are enthusiastic and they love it,” says Pertile. “My only complaint is that we can’t do it in the fall.” The competition is divided into classes based on experience and skill. “Our goal is to be competitive,” says Antonio C. Baclig ’09, a Leverett IM rower. “Our first [goal] was to just get out on the water and learn to row the boats. Now that that’s happening, we’re trying...
...believes the final contest of her career will be close, but anticipates a Crimson triumph. “Going into Brown, I think everyone is feeling pretty good, feeling pretty positive,” she said. “I think we’re matched up pretty evenly skill-wise, but we just want it a little more.” —Staff writer Tyler D. Sipprelle can be reached at sipprell@fas.harvard.edu...