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...E.T.A. Hoffman's 1816 story "Der Nussknacker und der Mausekonig" (The Nutcracker and the Mouse king), the ballet is divided in two acts. The first act enters on a Christmas party at the home of the Silberhaus family, where the mysterious Dr. Drosselmeyer presents his god-daughter, little Clara Silberhaus, the very special gift of a nutcracker. Later that night, when everyone else is asleep, Clara sneaks to the drawing room to find the nutcracker and falls asleep briefly, only to wake to find herself surrounded by a horde of enormous mice. As the room and everything in it (except...
...even more visually breathtaking than the divertissements are the truly magical snow scene and the battle scene in the first act, when the Christmas tree grows to a height of 40 feet, and the furniture grows in proportion, reducing Clara to the real-life perspective of a mouse. The battle scene also throws in plenty of laugh-provoking props, including pieces of cheese and giant forks and knives wielded by very hungry mice, and ups the kiddie appeal even more with children dressed not only as adorable dolls and toy soldiers but even as baby mice, smiling and marching with...
...fact, it's the smiling faces of the children that create the magic in Act One, as little girls clutch their Christmas dolls and mischievous boys pound on their drums and blow their horns, and Clara dances a pretty pas de deux with her godfather. The only element that detracts from the charm of the party scene is the extraneous and annoying presence of Drosselemeyer's nephew, who imitates his uncle's every move and gesture, down to the eyepatch. The magic, after all, is between Clara and Drosselmeyer; the nephew only gets in the way--especially...
Many of the 20 or so pot clubs that have sprung up around the state in response to the law--places where people in need can get a steady supply of the drug--are strictly monitoring their customers. The Santa Clara County Medical Cannabis Center dispenses a pound of marijuana a week from its discreet, white-walled suite in a business complex. When one would-be customer proffered a doctor's recommendation that he had allegedly forged, co-founder Peter Baez called the police and later went to court to help press charges...
...playground of the securities-exchange members. The small traders, even those with online access, did not participate in the panic; only the members on the floor did. To ask "What is the market telling us about the economy?" is to ignore your own analysis. JACK REPENNING Santa Clara, Calif...