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Immelt jumped a big hurdle in getting the job. Succession is practically papal at GE--Immelt is only the ninth chairman in the company's 123-year history--and a close three-way race emerged among Immelt and two other senior executives, Robert Nardelli, 52, and W. James McNerney Jr., 51. Immelt was the youngest of the three, and the fact that he could serve as CEO for two decades may have nudged him ahead. As for the losers, within weeks they were running FORTUNE 500 companies. Nardelli took over retailer Home Depot, and McNerney now heads 3M, a tech...
...Colorado at Boulder (ranked fifth on Princeton Review?s list of top party schools) has banned beer sales in its football stadium. Florida State University (ranked fourth) has banned alcohol advertising on campus and notifies parents when their children break campus alcohol policy. The University of Wisconsin (ranked ninth) actually sits in on its town?s liquor licensing decisions, ensuring that bars near campus don?t promote drink specials and offer occasional alcohol-free evenings. Wisconsin also gave up more than $500,000 a year in alcohol revenues by banning beer sales in its new hockey arena...
...recently read that Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb also thought he was star-crossed when it came to outstanding pitching feats. In consecutive starts in 1988, Stieb lost no-hitters with two outs in the ninth...
Looking at the facts, one could only agree with Mussina’s assessment. An unlikely villain, Everett entered his ninth inning at-bat 1-for-9 lifetime against Mussina and had struck out seven of those nine times...
Also, Mussina had flirted with perfection twice before. In 1997 against the Indians, Mussina lost his perfect game with one out in the ninth when Sandy Alomar, Jr. hit a single...