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Onto this battlefield steps Brimmer, 71, a former Federal Reserve Board member. Like Barry, Brimmer is black, but there the similarities end. While Barry is fond of dashikis and rambling rhetoric, Brimmer is as precise and exacting as the cut of his charcoal-gray suit. He took immediate action last week, firing three department chiefs and threatening that more heads will roll unless changes are made. Still, some are skeptical of his ability to tackle a job akin to fixing a plane while flying it. "I can't predict the outcome, but I can predict the effort," Brimmer says...
Stallone has long been underestimated because of his thick speech and droopy demeanor. But his Cop Land colleagues speak of him with fond admiration. "Sly's a smart guy," Mangold attests. "He has a strong script instinct about how to hit the important beats of the scene." Stallone also knew how the film could help him. "Sly wanted to be with other real actors and feel alive in a dramatic scene," Mangold says. "I think this was not so much a career move for Sly as a personal decision to want to feel the joy of making a film...
ATLANTA: Maybe it was the joy of lugging wrapped-up Stair Masters up five flights of stairs. Or the thrill of dressing like a brown paper package. Whatever the reason, if you have fond memories of your days as a part-time worker for United Parcel Service, the Big Brown wants to hear from...
After moving to Tucson in the early 1970s, Chasteney became involved in activities at the Skyline Country Club. According to Baumgardner, Chasteney was especially fond of a group at the club which met to discuss issues raised in publications like The Economist...
Sentimental love stories, of course, do not end that way. Gussie stays to marry Clyde, for whom a fond son has written what is surely the mother of all Father's Day presents...