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...contribution was owed to his awareness of where health care was going and the adjustments that would have to be made," Pusey said in a statement. "I was personally very fond of him as a human being. He was a remarkable...
That's not Engel's fault. Old, stale, dead material is inherent to the play. Engel's solution effectively takes the edge off this problem. It makes the audience more receptive listeners--somewhat like Dante in Hell, bearing witness to final testimonials and recriminations. But unlike Dante, Masters was fond of his kin; no one is damned. The audience is asked not to judge folk for their failings but to pay attention to the actors' performances and deft versatility. Engel makes acting an integral factor in how memory is constructed...
...larger everyday that is seemingly completely ignored: the vegetarians. I am one of them. I have always eaten meat. My parents are big meat-eaters and we had meat in our house about three or four times a week. When I arrived at Harvard, I stopped eating meat. Not fond of the way it was prepared at this school, I decided to try and find alternatives to meat to fulfill the need for protein and to satisfy my hunger...
...Fond of movies, she first invested in Hollywood studios, including Universal and Paramount, and kept a tally of their attendance rates. She also bought stock in about 100 blue chips and large franchise corporations, such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, and drug companies like Bristol-Myers Squibb and Schering-Plough. Her investments grew quickly, says William Fay, her stockbroker for 25 years. "After World War II, stocks really took off. While $5,000 sounds like a nominal amount, it could have increased fivefold in five years," says Fay, who retired from Merrill Lynch two years ago. At Scheiber's death...