Word: mading
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Thank you for the article on the epidemic of rape in South Africa [WORLD, Nov. 1]. I applaud the amazing contributions made by rape survivor Charlene Smith in publicizing her experience in an effort to stop the plague that is infecting my country. Being a young female in South Africa is increasingly terrifying. As many as a third of us will endure one of life's most horrifying experiences, sexual assault. Almost every male is a threat to our well-being. FRANCES SUTHERLAND Pretoria, South Africa...
...volumes, starting next year. The bulk of The Rubinstein Collection is given over to later performances that too often are cautious, occasionally even bland. But the first 11 discs, recorded in the '20s and '30s and exquisitely remastered by Ward Marston, sizzle with the devil-may-care brio that made Rubinstein the best-loved pianist of his generation...
...repertory includes two Balanchine miniatures custom-made for Farrell in her glory days--Tzigane, a smoldering piece of Gypsy fireworks set to the music of Ravel; and Meditation, the haunting Tchaikovsky pas de deux that Balanchine choreographed for Farrell and Jacques d'Amboise in 1963. Until now, no other woman has ever danced Meditation, to which Balanchine gave Farrell all rights...
...glad that someone finally made it known that you need not be vegan to change your eating habits and positively affect the environment. The amount of meat Americans consume is unhealthy. Maybe in the future we will substitute beans, nuts, vegetables and grains for meat. It will be a fine day when you have bean burgers at the family cookout. SARAH GENTILE Amherst, Mass...
...Senate, of course, is not completely lacking in opportunities for petty vindictiveness on the schoolyard level. In fact, Jesse Helms has carved out a specialty in just that sort of thing, the way some other Senators have made themselves masters of farm policy or defense appropriations. But the arsenal of retaliatory weapons is rather thin. Expecting Giuliani to operate in the Senate, some New Yorkers think, is like asking a saloon brawler to conduct his business in a place that lacks both barstools and pool cues...