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...Much of the glory of McKim, Mead & White has been lost to the wrecking ball and we cannot afford to let additional treasures be destroyed. The Great Hall is one of the last of its kind and certainly the last accessible to the general public: while the Harvard and University clubs of Boston and New York both have similar halls by McKim, Mead & White, neither are open for the edification of the public. To destroy this structure would be to sever Americans from their own history, one of the most pernicious and evil of undertakings...
...distract it from Sun's own successful business. Even if Sun could figure out how to solve the short-term problems, it would inherit all the bigger conundrums that have bedeviled Apple for most of its brilliant, exasperating life. So the bet for Sun is monstrous: acquiring Apple could destroy either or both companies...
...away. Apple still needs to work to keep the Mac experience better than the Windows experience and to keep prices down. Both of these goals will take time and resources." That means more layoffs are probably in store, but Amelio will have to take care not to destroy Apple's already low morale...
...popularity rating is low. The political medicine he needs is an image of strong leadership, so he unleashed furious force on Pervomaiskoye. Last week's operation, says General Boris Gromov, who commanded Soviet forces in Afghanistan and is now a member of parliament, was intended "to destroy militants rather than release hostages." That was not the method of the Turkish government, which negotiated with the Chechens who hijacked a ferry at the port of Trabzon. All hostages were released unharmed...
Hearst's action against Kane suited Hollywood's Old Guard fine; MGM's Louis B. Mayer offered to buy the picture for $1 million and destroy the negative. Kane was finally released, amid raves and some skepticism from critics, a yawn from the public. At the following year's Oscar party, having earned nine nominations, the film was booed every time it was mentioned. Callow says that by today's counting methods, Kane would have won for Best Film. In fact, the only statuette went to Welles and Mankiewicz, for Best Screenplay. Mank, who did not attend the ceremony, told...