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...first communes to rise and fall, Author Houriet reports, was Oz, a fantasy-ridden experiment near Meadville, Pa., which featured daily readings from Dr. Seuss, Winnie the Pooh and (naturally) The Wizard of Oz. Meadville's citizens, at first tolerant, gradually turned against Oz, largely because of the commune's lack of concern with flush toilets and regular baths. Once, Houriet reports, an Ozite named Patty-Pooh tried to "vibe away" unfriendly visitors by "performing a nude dance on the farmhouse roof. Of course," he adds, "it had the opposite effect...
Near the end of Three Thirty Five there are aspirations to the higher reaches of the imagination in a section called "Fantasia," which is illustrated with cartoons that are dull imitations of Don Martin and the "Wizard of Id." The high point of the book is here, a very decent and troubled look at four years at Harvard by a senior named Alex Swistel. So is the low point, a piece called "On Love" by someone named Anne Segal who shares with us an alleged Harvard student's musing on that all-important subject. The author approvingly quotes her friend...
Perot has not ruled out the idea of buying into other Wall Street houses, though he has no definite plans for doing so. The computer wizard is convinced that his investment will pay off not only for Du Pont but also for his own company. Though brokerages have spent millions on computer technology, he believes few of them are using it wisely. Perot intends to make Du Pont a model operation. "Just imagine the impact when E.D.S. turns Du Pont around," he exults. "It will mean plenty of business for us because we will have dramatically proved to the financial...
...Griebel, who calls himself "the Wizard of" to compliment his first name, stooped the Harvard bats cold. Allowing only six hits, the right-hander struck out three and walked only...
Because of its basic simplicity, the Wankel engine has long been considered a strong contender to supplant piston engines in mass-produced autos. Invented in 1954 by a mechanical wizard named Felix Wankel, the engine replaces conventional cylinders and pistons with a triangular rotor that revolves in a combustion chamber shaped like a fat figure eight. The spinning rotor not only controls the intake of gasoline and exhaust of burned gases, but turns the shaft that drives the wheels of the car. Thus Wankel engines have far fewer moving parts than piston engines. Moreover, they lack valves, rods, lifters...