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...very jovial and good-natured, and obviously very intelligent," Fischer says...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Future Lawyers Meet a Political Animal | 6/7/2000 | See Source »

While it has distinguished itself over the past few years as one of the best-run organizations in baseball, Oakland also has acquired a reputation for being the most laid-back. The 38-year old Beane and his staff are renowned for being as jovial and easygoing as the young, boisterous squad they have put together...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Oakland's "A"-List | 5/10/2000 | See Source »

Harvard students, meanwhile, said they were sad to see Simpson, the jovial former senator from Wyoming, leave for his home out West...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Sen. Pryor Named As IOP Director | 4/11/2000 | See Source »

...still has the magnetism lacking in many bands today. Always the showman, he appeared onstage looking like a fetish version of Elvis in a black PVC outfit and launched into "A Swallow On My Neck." The lesser-known song started the show on a weaker note, but Morrissey's jovial mood and his backing band's incredibly tight, focused musicality only created momentum...

Author: By Annie K. Zaleski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Last of the International Playboys | 2/25/2000 | See Source »

...Daft's strengths. The 30-year company veteran has spent most of his career overseas, building successful businesses in the uncertain, even untrammeled markets of the Middle East and Asia. If Ivester seems almost uncomfortable outside the world of the beverage business or his native Georgia, Daft is a jovial former math teacher with a wry sense of humor, a diverse range of interests and a creative streak. He pushed to develop Coke's biggest seller in Japan, for instance, and likes to joke that it is not a cola but a syrupy drink called Georgia Coffee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Springing A Leak | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

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