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...artists, the biggest con men ever," says Meadows wryly. But he is not taking the A.D.A.A.'s judgment as final. While another French dealer, who sold Meadows seven fakes for $100,000, has already agreed to refund the Texan's money, Meadows is insisting that French experts render a verdict on the remainder...
Unfortunately, Mr. Jackson is not burdened with the knowledge we have obtained in caring for patients who are troubled by their use of marijuana; neither is he responsible for helping others avoid such difficulties. Our findings and opinions were not based on imagination, we do not feel impelled to render judgements to please the older generation, we do have a library, and we do read books and journals. We pay attention to clinical findings as well as to what we read. All our statements are documented in medical publications or based on clinical experience. We have no ghost writer from...
...intensely loyal readers, many of whom are all but illiterate and most of whom read nothing else, the Courier has developed a peculiar journalese that wavers between first-grade primer and Time magazine style. Efforts to render complex political shenanigans comprehensible lead to headlines like "Who's Doing What to Whom in Phenix City?" An interview with a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor last year contained this passage: "He sprinkled the crackers into his soup. Not too many crackers, and not too few. It was a middle-of-the-road sort of sprinkle...
...none of the resolutions receives a clear majority after two ballots, the meeting will adjourn without an official policy. In an effort to avoid such a failure, club officers have decided to permit two amendments from the floor on each resolution. The procedure is intended to render any final resolution amenable to the greatest number of members...
Senelick's translation from the French is unspeakably good. He has wisely used current Americanisms to give the language the proper effervescense and irreverance. To render the play in early twentieth century American would have been a gray business: nothing is as dead as dead slang. Senelick's greatest triumph is his version of a Spaniard (Daniel Deitch) speaking English. Gerund endings are assiduously dropped where they should be; b's and v's are assaulted with appropriate force...