Word: turfing
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Finally, there will inevitably be personnel and turf issues to unravel some nerves, as already seems to be happening to some Time Warner executives suspicious of the sudden omnipresence in the media of Case's agile No. 2, the 45-year-old Pittman. Himself a former Time Warner executive, Pittman is the highest-ranking manager in either company who made his bones in both the entertainment business and the digital world. Within hours of the deal's announcement, the corporate handicappers had tabbed him as Levin's successor. He had better be patient. According to an investment banker who knows...
...Angelo recorded most of his new album in New York City, at Electric Lady Studios, the recording home of Jimi Hendrix. "I believe Jimi was there," says D'Angelo. "Jimi, Marvin Gaye, all the folks we were gravitating to. I believe they blessed the project." But Richmond is the turf the 25-year-old songwriter-producer draws from. Virginia is where D'Angelo's people--or "peeps" as he puts it--are from. You make a mental note that it's hard to say the word peeps and get away with it unless you're as cool as D'Angelo...
...ECAC), the pre-season favorite to win its third-consecutive ECAC championship, and St. Lawrence (11-6-2, 6-2-1 ECAC), another strong ECAC finalist, are usually the most difficult teams to face in the conference--especially when squaring off on their home turf...