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Patri J. Pugliese '72, co-founder of the Boston chapter of the SCA, said Saturday that society members attempt only "selective re-creation" of medieval times. The Boston chapter meets once or twice a month to enjoy the "finer aspects" of medieval life, including Arthurian revels and banquets, he said...
...when the plan was finally put to a vote in Scotland and Wales last week, it was turned down. Welsh voters, fearing that the practical effect of limited self-rule would be the creation of a costly new bureaucracy, rejected the idea by a 4-to-1 margin. Still, the big surprise came in Scotland, where as recently as a month ago opinion polls showed voters favoring devolution by almost 2 to 1. In the end, barely 33% of the eligible voters had said yes to the plan, while 31% had said no. Since 40% of all those registered...
...This commission is an excellent first step towards cleaning up the government's reputation," State Rep. John Murphy, an early backer of the new statute, said recently. "But its creation is not going to stop unethical people," he added quickly...
...Longwood area hospitals have an annual payroll of $250 million, which is almost half the city's total payroll for health and medical services. Hospital employees produce a revenue of $450 million in the city through the creation of other jobs, and also spend or bank half their pay in the city...
...however, blame directer Bob Clark and screenwriter John Hopkins. The script is entirely their creation, and has about as much in common with Arthur Conan Dyle's stories as Plummer has in common with Basil Rathbone. Both Rathbone and Plummer wear deerstalker hats and speak with upperclass vowels, and both Doyle's work and this script rely heavily on fog for dramatic effect. And that is where the resemblance ends...