Quest's de facto leader is Mr. Liebman, whose career has involved both fusion (most visibly with Davis) and the avant-garde (after the example of John Coltrane).
The company has been ramping up its action sports products and branding over the last few years, most visibly with surfing and skating.
Long used in European soccer, heart rate monitors have gained currency in the United States over the past decade, most visibly with the men's national team, which earned international respect at the World Cup for its relentless, indefatigable style.
One has only to think of the modern design stores that have sprung up downtown -- Moss, perhaps most visibly, with products displayed like artifacts in a science museum, and more recently Troy, Totem and Wyeth.
He moved on to Heidelberg Stadt theater, where he was a memorable Malvolio in Twelfth Night, struggling visibly with itchy cross-gartered stockings as he performed a series of athletic gags on a steep staircase.
The practice of product placement has exploded most visibly, with shows like "The Best Damn Sports Show Period" on Fox Sports Net turning over whole portions of the set to sponsors like Labatt USA.
