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...jiggle, an airplane with an observation deck, a taxicab with a glass roof, and police uniforms and cars that "don't scare the hell out of kids." His manner is sparky, one part anger to two parts joy, like a more thoughtful, humble Lee lacocca. "Ninety-five per-cent of industrial designers don't design," he says. "They are essentially stylists under the aegis of the marketing department." Stumpf hates the raw, unfriendly interiors of the standard school bus. He hates dull, inexpressive Amtrak locomotives. He hates hermetic, inscrutable electronics. "Things should telegraph their ability to come apart...
...looked a little better on offense [in the second half]," Sullivan said. "But to respond [defensively] to a 52-percent shooting half with a 62-per-cent shooting half is not the proper response...
...Perot can capture 20 per-cent of the vote, Powell's good for at least 35 percent provided he doesn't self-destruct in public, like Muskie or McGovern, or run a terrible campaign and lose momentum, like Dukakis. His splendid performances during Desert Storm press briefings and his recent book tour show that he has the charisma and skill to campaign across America. Thirty-five percent in a three-way race would mean either victory or the election being sent to the House of Representatives...
...Fortune 500, only half of the women in management positions have children, compared to 95 per-cent of men...And if you don't have a family, you're accused of being a lesbian. It's a case of 'You're damned if you do, you're damned...
Opposition Theft Up: It seems like the word has been spread around the Ivy League to run on Harvard. Opponents are stealing bases at an 86.1 percent rate (31-for-36), while the Crimson is only 12-for-22, a 54.5 per-cent success rate...