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...fairies cavorts about the stage, the audience is immersed in a world of magic, created not only by the intricacies of the typically complicated G&S plot but also by the exuberance of the chorus' movements as their characters clumsily try to dance together. Strong voices are complemented by clever staging, as the brightly colored fairies set the hypnotic tone for the rest of the production...
...president of this University, who believe that. And may I also suggest that probably only a white male can make the statement that was just made with such confidence. I think that there's a definite inconsistency in what you say, but first of all you're making a clever move in trying to reduce the demand for diversity in the faculty to one based solely on the candidate's race, dismissing the importance of what makes race important in this question. I think what makes race important is that a certain race of people have been excluded from...
...While an investigation into mail or wire fraud can take up to two years, an alert diploma salesman can move on to a new location almost overnight. Charles Alfred Durham, 54, of Seneca, S.C., who has been charged with mail fraud in connection with three diploma mills, has a clever defense: that the diplomas, costing up to $940 for a doctorate, were only "expensive novelties." Says Durham's lawyer, Daniel Day: "People who bought these diplomas knew exactly what they were getting, and I don't think the FBI can show otherwise...
...That's what Michael has." Gene Kelly talks about Jackson's "native histrionic intelligence and his great wit. He knows when to stop and then flash out like a bolt of lightning. There are a lot of dancers who can go 90 miles an hour, but Michael is too clever for just that." From Fred Astaire comes perhaps the ultimate tribute: "My Lord, he is a wonderful mover. He makes these moves up himself and it is just great to watch. I think he just feels that way when he is singing those songs. I don't know how much...
Hart's "industrial policy" is more nebulous. Basically, he would coordinate disparate Government policies (banking regulations, tax laws, research-and-development funding) according to one grand strategy. Some of his specific economic plans are reasonable enough, but others seem almost too clever, as if the candidate acquired ideas wholesale from a think-tank catalogue. Hart recommends bold agreements between labor, industrial management and Wall Street. Fine, but he practically ignores the political and bureaucratic impediments. It might be a good idea to set up a presidential Council on Emerging Issues to address long-term economic strategy, but Hart...