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...Garland-Mickey Rooney Babes in Arms and the Broadway standard A Chorus Line. It has all the elements: the big star (Jackson), the guiding impresario (Ortega) and, supporting them, a whole retinue of gifted, ambitious singers and dancers. The movie opens with the prospective dancers' declarations of the inspirational impact that Jackson has had on them. (O.K., they really need this job, but the effusions sound genuine.) Later, the men have to rehearse one of Jackson's more notorious dance figures. Apparently, grabbing your crotch while gliding across the stage is more difficult than it looks...
...army has been working more successfully with residents in recent years to lessen its impact on the surroundings. At Mpala Ranch, where the army does some training, officials have agreed to move their exercises to an area that doesn't butt up against landowners who run tourism ventures. The Mpala Research Center, an independent scientific-research station in Laikipia, has begun a study to measure the effects of the training on wildlife. (The army contends that there have been no serious disturbances to the animals since it boosted its training program.) And by 2011, the army says, it will...
Though it is no surprise that alcohol consumption during pregnancy has a detrimental impact on fetal development, Rossi said she could not yet comment on the different effects alcohol has on women impregnated through in vitro versus women impregnated through sexual intercourse...
...They add a lot of talent and skill to the game,” Alex Biega added. “These are going to be impact players, and they really stepped up and filled roles right away...
When nominating candidates, the CPL searches for individuals who set direction, work to achieve tangible results, and cultivate a culture of growth and frank communication within a given organization, according to Otis-Cote. The individuals’ accomplishments must impact America and have occurred in the past year and a half, she added...