Word: spaciousness
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...When someone calls you a thief in public, you have to respond," Jobs declared. "Maybe they want to parade me naked through the square." His way of responding was to call a press conference at his spacious but spare home in Woodside, Calif. Dressed in faded blue jeans, a wool sweater and tennis shoes (no socks), Jobs called the lawsuit "absurd" and insisted that he never intended to steal any of his old firm's proprietary technology...
...Museum of Science's 20,000 sq. ft. multi-level floor area allows spacious presentation of participatory displays interspersed among the many artifacts. Visitors have the opportunity to smell an array of herbal medicines, test their ability to read Chinese pictographs, pump water with a dragon-bone irrigation pump, and try the famous Tai Ji Quan exercises...
Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso (pop. 6.9 million), formerly Upper Volta, has lost little of its charm since the country gained independence from France in 1960. But the spacious avenues, bustling with mopeds and bicycles, belie the surrounding poverty. About 850 miles away in Accra, the capital of neighboring Ghana (pop. 14.3 million), where decrepit vehicles clog potholed streets, decay is all too evident. Yet despite the dilapidated economies of the two countries, they share a surprising amount of hope, largely because of the determination of their leaders. Once backed by extreme leftist elements, both men now appear committed...
...interior of the spacious, hazy gym will be highlighted by Selvage's additions of sports equipment, huge screens, and white paper slashes lining the walls. Mallardi explains that the transparent screens and other decorations will imbue the room with an "ephemeral feeling...
With the American flag in the study and nautical mementos scattered about the spacious hillside villa, it could be the home of a retired U.S. admiral. Instead, it is the suburban Athens residence-in-exile of P. Takis Veliotis, a former General Dynamics top executive and now the company's nemesis. Veliotis, 58, fled to his native Greece in 1983, one step ahead of a federal indictment charging that he took $1.3 million in kickbacks from a subcontractor. Safe from extradition and supported by funds that are not among the $6 million in personal assets that General Dynamics says...