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...makes what seems real about them all the more compelling” explains Bittner. A lighting director will create the mood while the puppets gesticulate to the words of the actors, and musical interludes—in hip-hop, techno and jazz styles—create an added layer of intensity and distance from Shakespearean tradition...
Gravy Basically, gravy is flavored fat--and it's salty too. Reduce the amount of fat by passing the turkey drippings through a fat-separating cup or refrigerating them and skimming off the hardened layer that develops, especially when prepared with a packaged...
...padded executive branch, however, is the false sense of security the department fosters among the American public. In exchange for even higher approval ratings and a GOP sweep of the mid-term elections, Republicans have sacrificed reality to placate American nightmares. True conservatives should balk at this new layer of bureaucracy, which is merely a band-aid for the country’s fear and compromises a crucial element of the party’s founding principles...
...part of the Russian-owned Alfa Group - was brought closer to shore. The breakup and sinking of the Prestige - after its 27-man crew was airlifted to safety - has also renewed debate over single-hulled ships. "With a double hull, when a ship is damaged there is an extra layer of skin to prevent the cargo from escaping," notes Unni Einemo of the specialist website Tankerworld. Under a package of E.U. directives approved two years ago, in the wake of the 1999 Erika oil spill off northwestern France, single-hulled vessels are to be phased...
...Even as the dapper Swedish diplomat was beginning his meetings with Iraqi officials at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday morning, the vacuum cleaners were blasting into action on the third floor of the former Canal Hotel, now the UN headquarters in Iraq. So thick was the layer of dust, one inspections official told me, that the rodents who had taken up temporary residence in the offices left tracks. "It is quite eerie to walk through there," says the official. "It is like a time capsule. You can tell that the inspectors left in a hurry. There's a tool...