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...amateurism of some of his elders. "Every single thing that moved," he says, "I felt responsible for." His influence rose steadily, but so did the tension level. He still frets about "all those A words they used about me at the White House," such as arrogant and abrasive. The tag "Baker aide" also grated on the Darman ego, though not enough to keep him from becoming Baker's deputy at the Treasury Department...
...images on electronic sensors rather than on film, he billed it the greatest breakthrough since Daguerre's silver-coated copper photographic plate. With Sony's still-video camera, photographers could instantly display their snapshots on ordinary TV screens. But when it finally came out in 1987 with a price tag of about $7,000, the product did not exactly overwhelm the marketplace. Except in a few specialized applications in business and journalism, the filmless camera virtually disappeared...
...sales: $51 million), has come up with a novel twist on the aromatic advertisements that fill consumer magazines. When scratched, the latest ads for its Hydra-70, a relatively inexpensive rocket ($400 to $800), emit the odor of burnt cordite, an explosive substance in such weapons. The ad's tag line: "The Smell of Victory...
...September Marilyn wanted to accompany Quayle on a tour of NORAD, the high-security Air Force installation in Colorado. His handlers, who had planned to use the event to underscore Quayle's readiness to become Commander in Chief, argued that he would be undercut by having his wife tag along. Marilyn stood firm about going, until Quayle interceded and eventually persuaded her to visit a Colorado Springs day-care center instead...
...short of selling their independence. This spring Warner Pacific College, a small (enrollment: 400) church-affiliated school in Portland, Ore., is expected to approve the sale of 49% of its physical plant to Amvic International, a Japanese company that operates English-language schools in Japan. The $6 million price tag includes an agreement to lease the facilities to the college for 30 years and to make the firm's president a regent of the school. The transaction benefits both parties: Amvic's direct link with the U.S. college gives it a valuable marketing tool back home, and Warner Pacific...