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...charges that as an oilman in the '80s, he profited from the same kind of sweetheart deals he now decries. Public opinion is focused not on the Beltway but on the boardroom, and the President's career, lineage and aspect all put him in one of the fancy leather swivel chairs. "CEO," an adviser warned the President, "has become a dirty word...
Reclining in a swivel chair with one foot propped comfortably up on a desk, John Kerr thumbs through a pamphlet on next fall’s Diadora Classic tournament, hosted by the University of San Francisco. Kerr, who begins his fourth year as Harvard’s men’s soccer coach this month, has his team scheduled to compete in the tourney next fall...
...weekday afternoon last week, it is awfully quiet. The pool table is covered in a black sheet. The swivel chairs face away from the center of the circle. Two TFs correct Chem 20 problem sets. A few students study on the couches. One overheard cell phone conversation: “Try raising it to the second power, and then the third and so on...” A glance into the kitchen reveals empty bar chairs and empty cupboards. Not a single drawer or cabinet is in use. A huge wall that could be used for postering has only...
Nikon's Coolpix 990 was lauded by critics as the best consumer digital camera. Now for about $500 less, the 2500 duplicates in a smaller package most of the 990's features, including the swivel lens that lets you take pictures of yourself while you look at the results on the LCD screen. (One improvement over the 990: that swivel lens is no longer exposed to the elements when you set the camera down; instead, it rests comfortably inside the casing.) The starter flash card stores 32 high-resolution images (as usual with digital cameras, it's best...
Cameras are poised, eyes peeled and expectations high as we cruise the water lily-strewn channels of the Yellow Water wetlands in the tropical Top End of the Australian outback. "Brolga on the left," the tour guide announces. All eyes swivel left, toward the graceful gray crane. Cameras click. "Egret just ahead," he calls. More craning (of necks) and pointing of cameras. "Darter, tern, black-necked stork!" The birders in the group are in a state of near ecstasy. The rest of us are biding our time. Ten minutes later we round a corner and the collective cry goes...