Word: harps
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What remained constant in Mao was his iron will, the invincible conviction of his own righteousness. Political analysts harp on two words: "speed" and "struggle." Mao had acquired the lust for speed in the last year of the revolution. In the fall of 1948 the commander in chief of his Manchurian strike forces, Marshal Lin Biao, had seized the key city of Shenyang (Mukden); but so many of Chiang Kai-shek's combat divisions were still at large in Manchuria that Lin Biao preferred to move with caution. Mao overruled him. Strike for the escape ports of Manchuria, he said...
...Turner has a problem that most street musicians in the Square avoid. Unlike most of the minstrels' instruments, the subtle tones of his "glass harp" are lost when amplified over the cacophony of the T construction...
...Turner's harp is composed of 59 ordinary goblets filled with water. They range in size from bulbous brandy snifters to delicate cordial glasses. He creates sound by rubbing his wet fingers around their rims to create a vibration...
...harp is not extremely mobile and must be refilled for every performance. Turner carries three glasses that are perfectly pitched empty to tune the instrument...
Nothing seems to have gone right for Vector Graphic lately. Lore Harp, one of the founders, was divorced from her husband, the company's chief designer, remarried, then got out of day-to-day operations for nine months before taking over control again last year. Her partner Carole Ely also was divorced, then married a company officer; she has since retired, though she still sits on the board. In an attempt to get back on track, Vector Graphic is stepping up its marketing and distribution efforts as well as considering an IBM-compatible model...