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...long plan to boost its margins, Cadbury has an earnings potential that looks healthy. Having spun off its troublesome drinks business in 2008, it saw its profits and margins both rise in the first half of this year. Nor is there much concern about Kraft's being able to pull off such a merger. Deals involving a large firm's acquisition of a significantly smaller one - revenues at Kraft are more than four times those of Cadbury - are "the deals that have tended to work," says Martin Deboo, an analyst at Investec Securities in London. "It makes perfect sense...
Here at FlyBy we try not to pull any punches when it comes to criticizing things that our esteemed University does...
...task on Saturday. A three-goal lead proved more than sufficient for freshman goalkeeper Cynthia Tassopoulus, who earned a win in her debut with solid play in net. Although Holy Cross midfielder Alanna Sikorski converted a penalty corner at the end of the first half to pull the Crusaders within 3-1, Tassopoulus maintained her composure, notching a save and deftly diffusing a number of opportunities to quell any hopes of a comeback. The squads found themselves locked in a scoreless battle for much of the second half, but the Crimson’s consistent edge on offense eventually...
...opportunity to use Harvard’s biggest resource—its people—to help promote and showcase unsigned bands like her own. Harvardwood, looking to expand its reach beyond Hollywood and film, was only too willing to help.For the next six months, Furst worked tirelessly to pull the music festival together. Looking specifically to create an event that would attract a wide range of young alums not necessarily involved in the music scene, it was important that Furst pick the right venue. Tenjune, a pricey nightspot in the meatpacking district, was just the kind of club...
...sound like an exploration of the most basic building blocks of pop songs. It’s reverse engineering with little concern for polish or production quality. Yet while weirder bands don’t mind sounding abrasive in pursuit of something loftier, Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger manage to pull off their eccentricity with good-natured aplomb. And as unusual as their work is, the Fiery Furnaces never allow themselves to get lost amidst the smoke and mirrors of a novelty album. Even on “Charmaine Champagne”—the album’s weakest...