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Ambitious, persistent--but cautious: those characteristics are also Brabeck hallmarks as he attempts to lead Nestle up its own steep mountain. He took over as chief executive in 1997 in the midst of a growth spurt that saw Nestle double its sales, to $60 billion, in a decade and cement its position as the world's largest food company. With brands that include Stouffer's frozen dinners, Perrier and Pellegrino water, Nescafe coffee, Friskies cat food, Carnation milk, Buitoni pasta and After Eight chocolate mints, it's the leader in hundreds of product categories worldwide. But Brabeck isn't satisfied...
Morals of the story: 1. There was a very good player named Carl Morris. 2. There was some debate about my pre-growth-spurt kicking abilities. 3. There is a golden age of Harvard football and we are living...
...growth spurt was fueled by sensationalism. Tupac Shakur shot at police, was convicted of sexual abuse and ultimately was murdered in Las Vegas. But Shakur both alive and dead has also sold more than 20 million records. Death Row Records, which released much of Shakur's material, was run by ex-con Suge Knight and dogged by rumors of money laundering. But between 1992 and 1998, the label churned out 11 multiplatinum albums. Gangsta rappers reveled in their outlaw mystique, crafting ultra-violent tales of drive-bys and stick-ups designed to shock and enthrall their primary audience--white suburban...
...first interview with TIME, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down with reporter Laura Locke to talk about Facebook's rapid growth spurt, IPO rumors, future plans and the pressures of being a 23-year-old CEO in Silicon Valley...
...election results, rather than providing aid and comfort to those who hoped to close the party's 30-year God gap, actually did the opposite. Democratic House candidates pulled in 67% of the secular, nonchurchgoing vote last year - 7 percentage points more than in 2004. That growth spurt made it easier for skeptical factions inside the party's power structure to argue that nonreligious voters are an even more vital part of the Democratic coalition now - and that religious outreach is a waste of precious resources and time...