Word: enthusiast
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...from Plains will add his lore to this travelogue, filled with moments that have changed the world, footnoted with the sublime and the ridiculous but rarely dull or meaningless. The sport of Presidents has gained another enthusiast...
...rarely seen in public without a jacket and tie, usually bows to the Israeli flag (no other Premier did this) and is scrupulously polite to his staff. His predecessor, Yitzhak Rabin, was introverted, often seemed indecisive and headed a quarrelsome government tarred by corruption charges. Begin is an enthusiast, transparently honest, and a devoutly Orthodox Jew. Says a Labor-appointed official who was kept in his post by Begin: "The Premier is a very proud Jew, very conscious of history, very conscious of the Holocaust. He makes Jews all over the world, as a people, feel very proud of themselves...
...reaction to The Grateful Dead Movie must ultimately depend on one's opinion of the Dead themselves. Deadheads all over the United States will love this film and see it as many times as they can, preferably while: a) stoned out, or b) tripping. For a non-rock enthusiast, forget it, and for the average rock fan, well, this is just a very average rock movie, and on the long side at that...
...Amsterdam oil and coal dealer, Caransa made his fortune by trading military surplus goods after World War II. Later he switched to real estate, and in time came to own several of the city's finest hotels. To his friends the warmhearted Caransa is known as a bridge enthusiast, a physical fitness addict, and a racing fan. To his kidnapers he may have seemed a suitable target because 1) he is one of Holland's richest men, and 2) he has often spoken out against his country's welfare laws...
Things could be worse for big brother. At least he's got the raw materials to work with. What happens to the enthusiast who wants to play eclectic chamber music--who's got the talent, to boot-but lacks the needed assortment of players? The one lucky enough to have the financial and administrative wherewithal sets up an organization to perform the music on a semi-regular basis, like violinist Martha Potter has. Potter has planted the seeds of the Ariel Chamber Ensemble, that will bare its first petals in Friday night's debut in Sanders Theater...