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Middlemarch is a moral tale, but one told with frequently mordant wit. At the novel's center are two altruists whose yearning to serve others is frustrated in large measure by ill-advised marriages. Dorothea Brooke (Juliet Aubrey) is ward of her eccentric uncle Arthur (Robert Hardy), who is known as "the worst landlord in the county" for the shabby way he treats his tenants. Dorothea's desire to improve the lot of others leads her to wed the Rev. Edward Casaubon (Patrick Malahide), a scholar and cleric more than twice her young age. She is enraptured by his dream...
...most disappointing aspect of thiscollection is the shockingly short lengths of theCDs. Considering that Rhino is asking people toshell out 15 bucks for each of the six volumes ofthis collection, they could have afforded to makethe discs more than the half hour they clock inat. Indeed, this type of ill-fated decision seemsat odds with most of Rhino's compilation packages,which are consistently well-researched,well-produced and well-packaged...
...taking the actor's lines out of context. so we let the character speak for himself: "If we vote this increase, we're doing what the students want." Clearly, this Beys figure mocks the very concept of the" man of the people," while employing impeccably faculty logic to reach ill-conceived conclusions...
...survival of two central elements of the White House plan -- universal coverage and employer mandates -- gives Clinton's health-care campaign a much needed boost. But the subcommittee's nipping and tucking bodes ill for some of the President's bolder schemes. Purchasing cooperatives, which would have been mandatory for small and mid-size companies, were made optional. Clinton's vague talk of a broadly-based payroll tax was trimmed back to a 1% levy on self-insured companies with more than 1,000 employees. And parity for mental- health costs was dropped. Still, says House majority leader Richard Gephardt...
...familiar symptoms. They started as muscle fatigue, weakness and pain. Then her legs collapsed under her, and she had to lean against walls to stand up straight. She went to specialists and took test after test. "They all came back negative," says Simon. "One doctor thought I was mentally ill and sent me to a psychotherapist." Finally, four years later, Simon was correctly diagnosed. She had polio. Again...