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...except for a desire to escape from the rest of the world. Fredricks exuded a strong and likable presence. There were even a few moments when his exuberance and confidence threatened to overshadow the rest of the five-member ensemble. Goodman’s sense of space was keen: her use of the built-in balcony in the black box theater was both imaginative and practical, transforming the small floor space into a believable hospital.Unlike the first two plays, the second half of the production consisted of two one-man performances—Chekhov?...
...very simple, very pithy” writing she says is common in boxing journalism. Cliff L. Rold, a fellow Ring Talk contributor, appreciates her departure from traditional boxing reporting, calling her a “talented writer” with a “keen insight for the sport” and the “enthusiasm of a fan.” Martel got her start this past summer when her father, a local boxing correspondent for the Spanish-language La Voz News in Elizabeth, N.J., sent her to cover a fight for him, then pushed her to submit...
...Connaught Laboratories; Fluvirin, from Novartis and Evans; FluMist , from MedImmune; and Fluarix, also from GlaxoSmith Kline). Like them, it is made by incubating strains of the influenza virus in chicken eggs. What it does contribute, however, are more doses of vaccine - a fact that federal health officials are especially keen on stressing, imm, since an unexpected shutdown of a major vaccine manufacturer in 2004 left the U.S. with a shortage of shots. "We are thrilled with the approval because it means more manufacturers and more products are on the market, which means we have more vaccine to protect the community...
Royal's own party has been keen to remind her that it isn't yet her race to lead. Socialist Party members won't choose their standard-bearer until November. Although Royal's momentum is growing, she is bound to face some nasty challenges from within the party before then. Royal is by far the most popular of the left's possible candidates and perhaps the only one who can beat Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, the likely presidential candidate of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement. Royal has avoided squabbling with party rivals--an indication, her campaign advisers...
DIED. Henri Jayer, 84, retired vintner whose crisply balanced, intensely flavorful Pinot Noirs influenced and inspired connoisseurs, who pronounced him the best ever Burgundy maker; in Dijon, France. Blessed with a keen viticultural instinct and reluctant to intervene too heavily for fear of hiding a grape's flavor, the unpretentious Jayer never cultivated more than 17 acres at a time. Of critics' impassioned, intellectual analyses of his bottles, he said, "That's all fine and good. But do you like...