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...been doing this longer.”Despite the leg up in experience, it may well be just a matter of time before the Crimson rookie surpasses all of his competitors. A native of Germany, Weiler began pole vaulting at the age of 11. He brought his athletic talent to California when he decided to study abroad and stay in the US before coming to Harvard. In a matter of two years, Weiler was nearly unstoppable on the track-and-field circuit, amassing just about every accolade possible. Winning the Under-18 World Championships and being named...
...Gibson, managing director of headhunting firm Robert Walters Japan, says he, too, is witnessing a flight to risk-free industries. "We see a gravitation away from banking and, oddly enough, manufacturing is perceived as insecure now," Gibson says. Robert Walters is placing a large number of executive and management talent into health care and the pharmaceutical industry. "It's getting fantastic people from I.T. and banking - people that [those industries] wouldn't normally be able to employ." But Gibson says the brain drain from old-guard companies may not last. "Media spent so much time beating up on these companies...
...described Chambers as "very shrewd and sharp," and said she "invented her own version of Method acting. When she had to cry, it wasn't a problem, because Chuck would say, 'Remember when Fluffy died?' - that was her cat - and then she'd cry. I thought she really had talent and expected her to go on and do other straight movies. But she went back. I don't know whether it was Chuck or that the industry wouldn't accept her." (See pictures of bondage pinup girl Bettie Page...
...precarious pair of high-heels—the show’s execution was generally seamless. “It went smoothly, although it was hectic at times,” said director Nara Lee ’11. “It was amazing display of talent,” said attendee Eveleen S.S. Hsu ’07. “It highlighted the unique aspects of being Asian, but the themes applied to everyone.” All proceeds from the show were donated to Massachusetts Asian and Pacific Islanders for Health, a Boston-based charity that...
...inception and growth of the rarely publicized women’s music movement. “Like a lot of women’s work,” Williamson said, “it went unseen but not unsung.” In 1973, the singer’s talent and vision prompted her peers to seek financial and artistic independence from the industry. Her suggestion of an all-female record label culminated in Olivia Records, the first company of its kind. The unprecedented success of Olivia Records’ artists and those of similar labels led to the first...