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...WOMEN of the group blur together in this Jazzy frenzy, each one more than competent," yet individually indistinguishable from the others. This lack of characterization is just as much the fault of the script as it as it is of the choreography. The only two actors with distinct roles are the leaders of the group Scott Clough) and M.chact (Don Franklin). Clough responsibility seems to be as the movie's romantic interest. This he fulfills by coasting through on its good looks. Franklin, the team's creative choreographic genius, is the most thrilling dancer of the movie. Tall and lean...
...could be Rick Burleson at short, the red, navy and white uniform lithe on his body and distinct against the warm brown of the basepath...
...book's chief merit is its direct access to the mind of a callous and frightened man. His fears about antitrust suits, Las Vegas competition and staff loyalty pale before his phobias. Dreading germs, he dictated a "Procedures Manual" for handling anything he was to touch: "Wash four distinct and separate times, using lots of lather each time from individual bars of soap . . . The door to the cabinet is to be opened using a minimum of 15 Kleenexes . . . Call Roy and have him come up to the house and awaken HRH at 10:15 a.m. sharp...
...researchers hope to learn much about the civilization of Gran Pajaten, which Lennon describes as "unique" and "totally distinct from the Incas'." He and others suspect that the people were dominated by the more powerful Incas some 500 years ago and then disappeared in the collapse of the empire in 1533, soon after the Spanish conquistadors arrived. Why the Incan culture declined so quickly remains unknown; many authorities blame European-borne diseases like smallpox, against which the natives had no defenses...
Harvard does not lose anything because of this agreement, and Harvard's ROTC officer candidates gain both moral and material satisfaction. There was the distinct possibility that the NROTC cross-town arrangement would have been terminated starting with next year's freshmen if Spence had refused to sign, and the future of the other ROTC arrangement might have been cast into doubt as well. The reconciliation takes out of limbo those high school seniors who have already won NROTC scholarships and wish to attend Harvard. Furthermore, the option to receive credit for those NROTC courses recognized in MIT's catalogue...