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Kaiser has more reason than most to be satisfied. Though Kaster is perched atop millions of tons of brown gold, the town won landmark status in the mid-1950s because most of its structures date from the 16th century. Under West German practice, that means Kaster probably need never fear the onslaught of Rheinbraun's omnivorous Bagger...
Bates remembers when the club had a pool, but notes, "it was only big enough to take a splash in anyway." He says with pride that the building has been designated as a landmark by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission, so it mayneverbe torn down or its facade destroyed. "There used to be a plaque outside, but somebody stole it for the copper," he explains...
...common thread that binds their thoughtful expositions is that successful leadership is a state of mind Leadership a speech; it is a hundred decisions, not a single act. Leadership is a march down a long road, not always in a straight line, but always directed to ward some distant landmark. Finally, leadership involves total belief and commitment...
Since the 1960s, the average annual increase in the nation's productivity has fallen from 3% to about 1%, and the blame lies partly with excessive regulation. In a landmark study, Economist Edward Denison of the liberal-oriented Brookings Institution calculated that environmental, health and safety regulations cut 1.4 points per year from U.S. productivity growth between 1967 and 1975. "There can be no doubt," says a study by the President's Council on Wage and Price Stability, "that much of the productivity collapse in mining and in utilities can be attributed to social legislation that protects...
...magic, working on fundamentals, enticing talented high school players to Cambridge, and changing Radcliffe's Seven Sisters cellar-dwelling image with eternal optimism. Unlike many of those up for re-election next week, Field's record since '75 speaks for itself: 26-7-9 (through last Saturday's landmark victory in Tigertown...