Word: actually
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...clips of old movies showcasing old American film heroes in which the Westerns were prominent examples, and in particular John Wayne in The Searchers. So we kept returning to this Cowboy and Indian mythology, and I wanted to understand why. It didn't seem like a reaction to the actual threat which was coming from engineering students in jumbo jets, not Indians on the Great Plains...
...Krolak, wearing only a bed sheet which she held up with one arm, performed sinuous and sensual movements offset by the wild expression of her face. The dance successfully reflected the poem, which explored the paranoid and self-destructive feelings of the speaker, but was unimpressive in terms of actual choreography. More of a dramatic statement than an enjoyable work of art, the piece was dominated more by Krolak’s crazed facial expressions than her dancing...
...actual choreography, which took a backseat to the bizarre costuming, sound and acting, consisted of Krolak’s character flailing wildly, gnashing her teeth and slapping herself. In the middle of the piece, three coquettish and startlingly sane-acting girls entered and performed a flirtatious sequence of steps, serving to highlight the difference between themselves and Krolak’s disheveled appearance and uncontrolled movements...
...Trust, however, cuts both ways, and most security officials don't trust you very much. And they trust me even less. "Media are not allowed to participate in the actual exercise," explained Laura Keehner, spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. "It is our own training. It's for internal use only, for official use only. You can imagine, for security reasons, if you understood exactly every detail of how the intelligence community works and the details of our operations on a very granular basis during an incident of national significance, those who wish to do us harm could...
...regular residents from Portland volunteer to walk down the street during the simulation - and then do whatever feels natural as the event unfolds? No live ammunition is allowed anywhere near the sites, and the situation is extremely controlled. Wouldn't the inclusion of actual civilians also teach officials some ground truths about the public (like, for example, how compliant most people become in a disaster - and how rare panic actually...