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...capitalize on an ancient inclination. Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid and Arata Isozaki have created fantasy buildings. But where are the new, exciting projects to please the millions of people worldwide who don't like heights? I'm delighted to be living near our town's elegant modernist De La Warr Pavilion, the architectural toast of 1935. This low-rise was designed by Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff when landscape buildings were fashionable. Vertical may be victorious, but horizontal is happier. Allan Bula Bexhill on Sea, England Lingering Racism Your article "a difficult lesson" described the racism that persists in South...
BORN: Feb. 11, 1950, Fort Worth, Texas EDUCATION: Baylor U, B.A., 1971; Oklahoma City U, J.D., 1977 FAMILY: Wife, Judy; five children RELIGION: Mormon MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Warr Acres city council, 1983-87; Oklahoma House, 1987-92; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: 5400 North Grand Boulevard, Suite 100G, Oklahoma City...
...start arming themselves in case they have to join the battle. It used to be that the great majority of American gun owners bought their weapons for hunting or sport (target shooting, for instance). But recent surveys show nearly 50% mentioning self-protection as their primary reason. Says Mark Warr, a sociologist at the University of Texas: "It's a giving up on the system. People have lost confidence in the ability of local government to control crime. There is a growing feeling that 'We must do it ourselves...
...quietly chatting, their heads bowed over needlepoint and knitting, in the gracious parlor at Bourn Hall. The mansion's carved stone mantelpieces, rich wood paneling and crystal chandeliers give it an air of grandeur, a reflection of the days when it was the seat of the Earl De La Warr. In the well-kept gardens behind the house, Indian women in brilliant saris float on the arms of their husbands. The verdant meadows of Cambridgeshire lie serenely in the distance. To the casual observer, this stately home could be an elegant British country hotel. For the women and their husbands...
...Japan, Ken Hashimoto, another polygraph expert, discovered that his cactus could count and add up to 20. George De La Warr, a British engineer, insisted that young plants grew better if their "mother" were kept alive. Ironically, the authors did not address themselves to some significant facts about botany. Plants do respond physiologically to certain sound waves. Talking to a plant may indeed make it healthier, because it thrives on the carbon dioxide exhaled by the speaker...