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Farmer's genius lies in his ability to meld high-tech proficiency with old- fashioned schmoozing. He makes each member of his national network feel he is a part of some magnificent mission. If someone raises $5,000, Farmer names him to a local finance committee; $10,000 brings elevation to the national committee. "People like to have some piece of a presidential campaign," he explains. "My job is to bond them to the candidate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farmer with A Green Thumb | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

...chapter alone will probably not sufficiently meld the nine graduate schools into a cohesive conglomerate, council members say. Schaefer has suggested that the group ask undergraduates to join to further unify the University's students. While the council has not officially considered this proposal, Schaefer says that he has received positive feedback from his colleagues...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Grad Students Fill Gap With GAPSC | 4/1/1988 | See Source »

...upheaval go back to 1923, when the agricultural region of Nagorno-Karabakh, three-quarters of whose population is Armenian Christians, was made part of the largely Muslim Azerbaijan Republic. Claiming that they are discriminated against by the Azerbaijani majority, Nagorno- Karabakh's 120,000 Armenians have long wanted to meld their 1,760-sq.-mi. enclave into the Armenian Republic. Earlier this month officials of the Armenian Republic proposed annexing Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous backwater that produces grapes, tobacco and livestock. Moscow rejected the request...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Defiance in the Streets | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...conservatives failed to meld their specific attacks into a true critique of prevailing Black liberal culture. Consequently, their best arguements have been appropriated by a Black liberal establishment that shows signs of new vitality...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: Movement That Didn't Move | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...story like "The Sunrise" typifies the problem with all the stories in Bluebeard's Egg. The women all, somehow, behave with condescension. The men all, somehow, are satisfied with these truncated relationships. After a while the women meld together into one composite character; you forget all her temporary names as soon as you've finished the last story. She is simply the Atwood bitch...

Author: By Lyn DI Iorio, | Title: Of Feminists and Fairy Tales | 1/21/1987 | See Source »

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