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...anyone who wants to see him and testifying before Congress. FEO has also suffered from the high turnover rate and lack of expertise of its staff. Many employees were assigned to FEO on a temporary basis, and have since returned to their agencies; their replacements had to start from scratch to learn their jobs. Moreover, the long hours that FEO officials have invested in getting the programs started have taken a toll. One top assistant has resigned because of the grueling pace, and two other key aides have left because of disagreements over how the allocation programs should...
...Newspapers have to go more to providing the real investigative reports that scratch the surface that television always gets," he said. "Again, this is something that the Journal has been more aware of; we've been a second newspaper for most people and have had to give our people something that they had not already read...
...technicians for every aspect of the show's stagecraft, while the director must select actors capable of turning in solid, creditable performances. The former, if experienced will know which lighting designers might be interested and capable of giving the show what it needs. If inexperienced, he starts from scratch and hopes his roommates have hidden talents with nails and hammers. The director relies on production people to publicize casting--and to have reserved sufficient space and time to handle the hordes that inevitably show up for musical or Shakespearean auditions...
Such suggestions only scratch the surface of Nixon's academic competence. His version of the Vietnam War should be taught in Folklore and Mythology. The Music Department would no doubt like to hear what Nixon said that made John Dean sing so loudly. But for what Nixon has taught The American People about the abuse of power and the general perversion of truth, Nixon deserves a Gen Ed slot with all Harvard Stadium to hold his auditors...
...surrounding the lines, turning it into a fairly good conductor of electricity. That allows some of the current in the lines to leak off, creating a blue glow around the wires. This happens especially at points where the lines have a flaw (a faulty section of wire, a minor scratch, a coating of soot or pollen) and in damp weather, when air becomes a better conductor. The result: high-tension experiences for everyone in the vicinity of the line...