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...published works consist of more than 20 books and 100 articles, including studies of innovation in the criminal justice system, mathematical theories of learning, determining the authors of certain disputed Federalist Papers, and an assessment of children's educational progress...
Director Gerry Speca apparently never told his actors that long scenes without much stage action just don't work very well. The first ten minutes of the show consist of Alice running onstage, falling asleep and not moving during the overture and a less-than-thrilling reading of "Jabberwocky." After so slow-paced a start it was difficult to warm to Alice's long monologue and even longer first song. Through the show, the pace would slow down to a veritable crawl between the larger chorus numbers...
...almost refused to perform at all; five minutes before the start the power failed briefly. Boulez himself introduced his Espace, which seats only about 400. The ceiling can be raised or lowered drastically. But the most riveting feature is the walls, which consist entirely of accoustical panels grouped in blocks of three. A whole wall can be flat, or any triad of panels can jut out, changing the sound. In fact they can all move at once. This phenomenon clearly had more impact than Boulez intended. The room seemed to sway, and a wail like a sea storm turned...
...Canton, the epicurean epicenter, a banquet mounts to such glories as Phoenix Meets Dragon hi Brilliant Courtyard - a spicy consummation of chicken breasts (symbol of femininity) and ham (for masculinity) - and a casserole of clear-simmered Lions' Heads; lacking lionburger, they consist of leonine pork meatballs in a gingery sauce. Some dishes, such as egg fu yung and fried rice, are familiar to Americans, since at least 90% of all Chinese food served in the U.S. is based on Cantonese recipes. But the real meal in China - Peking duck, for example - could not be mistaken for one in Chinatown...
...panel will consist of three members of the local media who will question the candidates on various campaign issues...