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...military, among other things. We also thought we might pick up a few ideas for our own simulations." Carrico and his colleagues gave the civilian amateurs high marks for their skills at play-fighting. Said Lieut. Bill Bradburn, 25, a field-artillery officer: "Some of them are amazingly adept. They have a tremendous grasp of some of the theory and doctrine that is taught in the Army. They keep very current. Some of them seem to have a steady information pipeline to the active military." But Bradburn also detected a weakness in the civilians' knowledge of artillery tactics - which...
...other areas, however, Carter has appeared less adept. Stung and baffled by the appearance of Cubans as an influence in Africa, the White House has alternately blustered and equivocated. The Administration failed to offer conclusive evidence for its charge that Cubans were deeply involved in the recent invasion of Zaire by Katangese rebels. To many observers, it seemed a risk of presidential credibility on a marginal and ill-documented controversy...
...Equally adept at agronomy and foiling the police, Oregon's pot farmers turned home-grown weed into a profitable racket by developing their unique sinsemillas hybrid. The robust, waste-free strain attracts buyers willing to pay $1,600 a pound, the yield from just one well-cultivated plant. Studies show that sinsemillas weed contains five times more tetrahydrocannabinol (pot's narcotic ingredient) than the common Mexican variety. Even federal drug experts are impressed. "A good deal of expertise goes into producing that kind of plant," notes Dr. Carlton Turner, director of marijuana research for the National Institute of Drug Abuse...
...students were as adept as their elders at beating the system: policemen were bribed, banks defrauded, and a Cabinet Secretary set up a counterfeiting ring. The police, christened with the Orwellian title Department of Beautification, fingerprinted everyone...
Bonn's direction of the large group scenes is quite adept. She can cram the stage with numerous bustling actors yet the audience's attention remains clearly focused. Bonn and choreographer Holly Hendrickson devised several good moments for smaller scenes as well; the sight of Richard dancing in and out of Despard's cape as they scheme together provides one such memorable...