Word: thorsen
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Consider the case of Tor Thorsen, movie reviewer and employee No. 5 at Reel.com formerly one of the Web's largest DVD and video stores. Six months ago, Thorsen was a true believer. Three years' worth of 60-hr. weeks seemed about to pay off. He held 32,000 shares of Reel.com which was planning to go public. And he was whooping it up at the Sundance Film Festival. A-list stars like Kevin Spacey, Nick Nolte and Emily Watson granted interviews. "For the first time, we were really part of the film scene," recalls Thorsen. "People knew our name...
...match first at No. 5, defeating Mike Mestel 7-5, 6-3. Lingman then beat Joe Chrisman, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 2 to give Harvard a 3-0 lead. The spectators at Reis Tennis Center then turned their attention to No. 6, where Swart was battling Carl Thorsen. Swart saved three set points during a first-set tiebreaker, then easily won the second for a 7-6 (8), 6-3 win and a Harvard victory...