Word: mixes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...came up with several winners, including the sporty Thunderbird in 1954 and the Mustang in 1964. One failure, though, became synonymous with marketing disaster: the Edsel in 1957. In later years, Ford was not as successful. The company lagged behind its rivals in coming up with the right mix of fuel-efficient cars after the energy crisis of the early 1970s. Ford insisted that Americans would never buy small economy cars, and the firm did not have those models when consumers demanded them...
Stringer says the new show will try to win back news-oriented viewers with an eclectic mix of informational programming. "I want to get away from the couches and the endless parade of celebrities," he says, adding, "I want to do something that is strong and intelligent and witty and wise." He has already found one of his two hosts: Kathleen Sullivan, whom he wooed away from ABC last week for an annual salary reported to be in the high six figures...
Someone to Watch Over Me is Ridley Scott's first contemporary film. But the director of Alien knows about hostile environments; the director of Blade Runner knows how to mix sleaze and sleek; the director of Legend knows about the perils of passion. Scott is also an ace stylist, and set loose in New York City he creates a Deluxe color version of an Old Hollywood vision: Manhattan in the '40s, with its twin thrills of grandeur and menace. The sidewalks gleam like a Bakelite floor. A hired gun jogs into a Fifth Avenue foyer...
Instructors in the seminars tend to mix impressive jargon -- Hersey/ Blanchard situational leadership, Ouchi's Theory Z -- with the homiest of explanations. Introducing the Premack Principle, Larry Baker says, "My mother used to state it functionally: 'Larry, when your room is clean, you may go out to play...
...presenting an antiseptic portrait of family life, a comforting parable for parents. This "realistic" family has petty squabbles and conflicts, but they are resolved easily, without pain or embarrassment for anyone. Dad may look beleaguered at times, but in a pinch he always reacts with just the right mix of firmness and compassion -- and never a hint of self-doubt. (Even Jim Anderson agonized in the kitchen over his fatherly duties.) Children may misbehave, but their disobedience only provides an opportunity for the parents to demonstrate how to deal with such matters -- or better yet, for the kids to show...