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Vatican insiders say the brushup is the latest sign that the troubles in Rome run deeper than just the Pope's apparent difficulty in facing accusations about his role in the church's dark past on this issue. Blame often falls first on Bertone, whom Benedict plucked for the prime job in 2006, after the two had worked closely for many years in the Vatican doctrinal office. The Secretary of State job has enormous responsibility, essentially serving as Vatican Prime Minister, charged with making the wheels of the billion-strong church turn smoothly, while the Pope focuses on being shepherd...
Fortunately, Castilian Spanish tends to be better pronounced and slower cadenced than elsewhere in Latin America. "Even when you botch up, it's worth it," notes Peter Moller, 58, a retired Colorado college professor who took a brushup course and then led a trip to the Galapagos. "People in Latin America are very understanding." Even so, those contemplating language immersion might want to learn the basics at a community college, then plunge in talking upon arrival...
...born to play the piano. His huge hands with their wide palms and spatulate fingertips could reach an extraordinary twelve-note span on the keyboard. His vast memory allowed him to store hundreds of pieces of music in his head, ready for performance on a moment's brushup. His quick mind enabled him to learn a new work simply by studying the score on the train or plane on the way to his next concert, where he would play it perfectly. Most important of all, he had the soul of an artist. When Arthur Rubinstein died last week after...
Well, sort of. What Williams' tutelage comes down to is a brushup on the basics, a touch of inspiration and lots of positive thinking. "Nobody knows that little game between the pitcher and the batter better than I do," he says. At practice sessions, he stations himself behind the batting cage, shouting for Catcher Paul Casanova to choke up on the bat, commanding Shortstop Eddie Brinkman to "swing at strikes, dammit, strikes. Wait for the good pitch. And listen, the base on balls is a hell of a play." For the pitchers, there are lessons on what makes...
...CAREFUL WRITER, by Theodore M. Bernstein. A compendium of grammatical gaffes-everyday and esoteric-that is a reference book and an entertaining brushup on basic English. It will grow wings on any fledgling grammarian gadfly...