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Buonnano missed a back-handed flip at the beginning of the second quarter and Harvard junior Rufus Clark charged to the Brown end, beating Bruin goalie Scott Lohan from the left...
...highest value is individualism as evolved by Western civilization. He skips through history to find something rotten in Byzantium, the "delirium and horror of the East." There is also the calamity of modernist architecture: "Ubiquitous concrete, with the texture of turd and the color of an upturned grave." The flip side of this disgust is nostalgia. Though Brodsky overwhelms with startling insight and provocations, he is most affecting in "In a Room and a Half," an account of living with his parents in their small Leningrad apartment. There, behind armoires and bookshelves, he built a cozy sanctum...
...those not quite so acclimated with the Christian tradition, a short trip over scenic desert regions and barbed wire would land them in Muslim-Land. Muslims would absolutely flip for the renovated Dome of the Rock, re-done as a religious "Space Mountain" roller-coaster ride...
...flip side, Papageno, played by George Shepherd, stole the show with his energetic and comic display of Falstaffian humor. Shepherd's rendition of Mozart's comic bird catcher with a heart of gold kept the audience howling with his playful comedic routines and impish humor, making up for his mostly inadequate voice. On the whole, his playful antics and spirit added greatly to the production which tended to drag on as the hours progressed...
...flip-flop made for a cool reception at the presidential Malacanang Palace. Habib twice met with Marcos. On the first visit, the President handed Habib alleged photographic evidence of ballot stealing by Aquino supporters. Afterward, Habib had no comment, but Marcos said the veteran troubleshooter had assured him that the U.S. "was not in any way telling us how to run our affairs." Habib was similarly silent after a 55-minute visit with Aquino. The meeting was apparently cordial but ended on a somber note as Aquino reiterated her position that a truce with Marcos was impossible. Said...