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...Sears' opinion was a muscular and rare expression of raw judicial power, a point highlighted, and condemned, by the three-judge dissent. (Sears, in turn, called the dissent "disingenuous...
...would like to set a precedent of collaborating with other musical groups on campus, such as for this year’s Arts First performance of Brahms ‘Requiem’ with HCS,” says Barron. “It’s a rare opportunity to have the resources and manpower to perform these large, epic pieces, and I think they add something unique to the music community on campus for both performers and audiences.”BEST DAYS AHEAD?Despite nearing the age of 80 and having conducted the HRO for more than...
...choreographed the pieces but also wrote all of the accompanying poetry. That may seem a bit outside the norm for professional dance, but it fell right in line with Porter’s sense of humor. Sally Sommer from The Village Voice once called her “that rare breed—nimble witty comedian.” “I always thought she could become a mainstream comedian. She’s that funny,” says Bergmann. “I never knew why she didn?...
...said for its theft. Although no complete figures are available, police and cultural officials report a large increase in recent years in the pilfering of Brazil's religious artifacts and objets d'art. The booty includes wood and terracotta sculptures, gold and silver candlesticks, thuribles and communion silver - even rare books, maps and engravings...
...would argue that democracy and human rights are as rare in Cuba as meat and modern appliances. That was duly underscored on Wednesday when President Bush invited the relatives of jailed Cuban dissidents to the State Department for his first policy speech on Cuba in four years. But any expectation of a major policy shift was dissipated after listening to the President. Bush simply gussied up some of the same old bromides - "The socialist paradise is a tropical gulag" - that have marked U.S.-Cuban relations for decades...