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...sources, because Titian was jealous of Tintoretto's evident gifts. For whatever reason there was bad blood between them ever after, and there ensued many instances when one sought to block the other from getting work or to use a highly visible public commission to outdo the other's effort...
...hits while striking out three and walking none.“Today was the first time I really felt comfortable on the mound all year,” Hulse said. “I felt like I had all of my stuff, so I was pretty excited about [my effort].”Hulse’s teammates also took note of the performance, as Douglas praised the rookie’s ability to mix pitches.“Conner’s a good pitcher, so whenever he’s in the game we’re feeling...
...that kind of base for students who want to concentrate in art. In keeping with the Task Force on the Arts’s recommendations, Harvard should take care to reaffirm its commitment to strengthening rather than weakening the quality and breadth of arts-practice programs in its current effort to improve art education at the university...
...UC’s policy paper, which was in the works prior to the announcement, will now serve as the Council’s effort to influence policy and potentially as its official position on the issue...
Atmar described a series of new efforts to curb police corruption - although he was much less forthcoming about the Karzai government's buckraking - and some of the programs, especially those that paired local police with NATO mentoring teams, seemed quite promising. Indeed, right now Afghanistan is bristling with new ideas, and the slightest sliver of hope. It is, of course, easy to be deluded by a handful of pro-Western Afghans who hazard a visit to the U.S. embassy, but there is a quality of pride and independence to these people - a consequence of their never having been successfully colonized...