Word: catalystic
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...President Bush insists that he will be a "catalyst," not an imposer of solutions. But if he and James Baker do not provide concrete proposals that enable the parties to make incremental concessions, talks will stall -- and they may feel some heat for the failure...
...role of the Harvard Art Museums. James Cuno, the new director of these museums, recently told the Harvard Arts Spectrum that he believes that Harvard museums should not be viewed "only in relation to a single department, the Department of Fine Arts, but as a university-wide catalyst for the study of the visual arts." Cuno added that he hoped "to regenerate the museums' commitment to contemporary...
...were even more upbeat. George Bush plans to attend the conference for one day, give an opening speech, then depart on other business -- political business in Houston, where he will kick off his re-election campaign. But with the flying trip to Madrid, he can be seen as a catalyst for the process if negotiations succeed or, if they fail, as a man who gave peace his best shot. "This is a win-win situation," says a senior official...
...Roehm, 40, suddenly announced that she was shutting down. The Wall Street Journal reported that Kravis had invested more than $20 million in his wife's anemic business since 1985 and had grown weary of the financial drain. While that may be true in part, Roehm says the real catalyst for her decision was the tragic death of Kravis' 19-year-old son Harrison in a July automobile accident...
...role of the Harvard Art Museums. James Cuno, the new director of these museums, recently told the Harvard Arts Spectrum that he believes that Harvard museums should not be viewed "only in relation to a single department, the Department of Fine Arts, but as a university-wide catalyst for the study of the visual arts." Cuno added that he hoped "to regenerate the museums' commitment to contemporary art," arguing, "I don't think there's any pedagogical or intellectual justification for building a museum and developing its programs simply with art of the past...