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Levin traces at least part of his get-there-now heritage to an old boss, David Lilienthal, one of the prototypical "great men" of the 20th century. A tall, owlish Midwesterner, Lilienthal rose to become an adviser to Presidents from Roosevelt through Carter, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority and then head of the Atomic Energy Commission after World War II. In 1955 he started a small firm called Development and Resources Corp. to bring power, water and communications to the developing world. In 1967, bored after just four years as a lawyer, 28-year-old Levin joined...
...been play-testing my eLink for three weeks now, and it's been just super. E-mail keeps track with me even when I'm moving faster than a Long Island Rail Road locomotive. It leaps the tall buildings in a single bound. I'm told that the network is so strong you could send and receive e-mail while flying over big cities, though the FAA frowns on that kind of thing. One AA battery lasted two weeks, the little eight-line screen was surprisingly readable, and the "trackwheel" turned out to be an excellent way to navigate through...
...they have kids? That's what we always wanted to know when a moving van pulled up in my old neighborhood. Back then, the arrival of the Clintons would have prompted other questions. Is she married? Then where's her husband? And who are all those tall men in the dark glasses...
...Martha Coakley described Correia as a "black Hispanic male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes...
...Joffe was technically correct to say in his essay about coffee drinking [ESSAY, Dec. 6] that "there isn't a Starbucks in sight on Tiananmen Square," there are some just a short walk away. In fact, there are several, where you can enjoy a latte or sip a double-tall mocha. Beijing is transforming itself into a modern metropolis with Starbucks full of Chinese and expats getting their Java jolt. When it comes to coffee bars, Beijing is no latte lightweight. CHRISTOPHER OXLEY Beijing