Word: consultant
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Henry N. Cobb '47, whose firm, Pei Cobb Freedand Partners, agreed to take on the project; andLaurie Olin, former chair of Landscapearchitecture at the Harvard Graduate School ofDesign, whose Philadelphia firm was recentlyengaged to consult on the Knafel Center, werepresent at the meeting...
Anne Tyler is one of the few contemporary authors whose work consistently attracts both critical acclaim and scads of paying readers. Those curious about how this trick is performed--a category that must include nearly every other writer on earth--would do well to consult A Patchwork Planet (Knopf; 288 pages; $24), Tyler's 14th novel. This new book not only conforms to the familiar pattern the author has established in her fiction but does so in a fresh and engaging fashion...
...while such problems did show up, so did the hoped-for protection. Women who took the tamoxifen had a 45% lower incidence of breast malignancies than those who took placebos. Results were so dramatic that the scientists stopped the study and gave the placebo group a chance to consult with their doctors about switching to the genuine medication...
Today's books are more like grocery products than works of literature. Publishers scrutinize an author's sales history, and before buying a new title they consult with the marketing and sales departments about the book's chances. They are less likely to spend money to nurture an author. At retail, booksellers can track the success or failure of an author when deciding whether to stock a book or display it. And bookstores have the option of returning unsold books. In the past five years, the percentage of adult hard-cover books returned has increased from 29% to 36%, according...
...history of Mali is marked by the trust people have in these dealings, institutionalized in the traditional "palaver tree" approach to decision making, where village elders consult under a tree until a consensus is reached. Since its creation in 1993, Mali's Decentralization Mission has been educating the public about a modern democratic version of such local control. The country is divided into eight regions, 50 districts, 701 communes and thousands of villages. District chiefs are no longer appointed from the capital of Bamako but elected locally. Later this year, the communes will hold elections. "Reinforcing democracy," says President Konare...