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...restless, indefatigable man with a flair for statistics and corporate buzz words, Ash is similar to McNamara in many ways. He is an immaculate "clean-desk" administrator who reads three papers a day, believes that everything can be solved when all the facts are known, and has little patience with men who do not perform. He has little time for small talk and even less for social pretension-he still drives to work in a station wagon and wears shiny California suits. The father of five, Ash once applied his business instincts to a long family vacation in Europe...
Venturi's aptitude for making such outrageous comparisons between great buildings of the past and those of the strip add humor and flair to the writing. But this humor belies the intense seriousness of his message. Venturi wants people to believe that not only is urban sprawl worth understanding but that new techniques should be developed to analyze it. Pages upon pages are filled with land use plans, maps locating churches and auto rental establishments, maps indicating illumination levels on the strip, traffic studies, and plans of gas stations. Other pages are laid out in magnificent collages of various photographs...
...prevent a sympathetic backlash, but played up his own age, 48, and his vigor. Another factor: Hathaway, a liberal of the Muskie stripe, had prepared for this election by maintaining high visibility. His 6 ft. 3 in. figure was seen everywhere around the state, and his flair for publicity got him frequent radio and newspaper coverage. Mrs. Smith, meanwhile, stayed far above the battle...
...Afro American." Rodgers' Rhythm Ritual, in which his dancers provided their own exotic accompaniment by beating sticks and bells, seemed like an ongoing experiment that has not yet found a final form. But in Harambee!, a drama about martyred black leaders, accompanied by five on stage drummers, his flair for sound and atmosphere brightened the stage of the ANTA with vivid scenes: the shooting of a black chief, a bust by the authorities, the re birth of rebellion in the up surge of anger that follows...
...soccer career" If they give me a good deal I might play for a couple of sears otherwise I'm going back to Greece for a while and play there," he said But whether he plays or not. Chris Papagianis's individual style, flair, and calm self assurance have already made him a unique Harvard personality...