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...many a successful challenger, aligning himself with the status quo where it suits, veering from it only on sure-fire perennials like getting tougher on criminals and providing more tax cuts. He's made himself, in other words, a small target, and Clark has struggled to lay a glove on him. In the Oct. 14 debate, a panel member explored the idea of Key as a Nowhere Man, the candidate having admitted in an interview that while he was a commerce student at the University of Canterbury, he'd had no strong feelings about the controversial 1981 South African rugby...
Queensland's chief wildlife manager, Mike Devery, defended the costly operation, saying the animals were listed as vulnerable under the state's Nature Conservation Act, which labels crocodiles over 13 feet long as "iconic." But the kid-glove treatment outraged many locals, including Federal Parliamentarian Bob Katter, a cowboy-hatted, blunt-spoken cattle rancher whose 218,000 square-mile electoral district is home to thousands of wild crocodiles...
...blocking it and thwarting the threat. Almost 27 minutes into the period, Cornell had an opportunity on another corner. This time, Martinez ripped a shot from the top of the circle that Stone kicked right back to her. Martinez fired another shot that forced Stone to make a difficult glove save. The Big Red appeared to score a few minutes before halftime when Kantarian buried a cross behind Stone. However, the referees conferred and determined that the pass struck a player’s foot before the shot. At halftime, Cornell had a slight edge in shots...
...excerpt from the “Rubies” section of George Balanchine’s full-length plotless ballet “Jewels.” Considered the crown of Balanchine’s jazzy, bold, American-inspired works, it fits its Stravinsky score like a glove. Misa Kuranaga absolutely nailed the glamour, sexiness, and sophistication the pas de deux demands, adding just the appropriate amount of vulgar. Her flawless technique and assured assimilation of the role originated by Patricia McBride was aided by James Whiteside’s able partnering. Whiteside later appeared...
...contract involuntarily, making it impossible for the musician to play his instrument.) “We wanted to design something that would help him get back to his former playing level,” Derse said. “After going through a few prototypes, we created a glove braced with three pieces of steel that held his fingers in position, allowing him to move his fingers when he wanted but preventing the involuntary contractions.” Business school was an attractive option, Derse said, because he “wanted two years to really get a good grasp...