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This emotional balance is maintained admirably throughout, only losing its hold and becoming somewhat overdramatic at the very end, when the woman prepares for an act severely inconsistent with the tone of the play. A more subtle resolution may have been more effective...
...just a shame that Vinny [Porter] and I had one at the same time.” The Crimson also participated in the Smith Trophy competition held at MIT, placing eleventh out of 23 teams in the first day of action. Next weekend promises a somewhat lighter workload for the team, which will return home to the waters of the Charles River to participate in the Victorian Urn. —Staff writer Daniel J. Rubin-Wills can be reached at drubin@fas.harvard.edu...
...with," says Berry. "Like most children, there's enough about me as an individual to distinguish myself from my parents. And so far, that seems to be working as far as acting goes." Balasko built her formidable career on brassy comic roles portraying salty, street-smart women. Aware - and somewhat chagrined - that they'll never be the shapeliest beauties in the room, classic Balasko characters waste no time trying to seduce with verbal niceties or polite formalities. Adapting that approach to a more wounded and vulnerable persona, Berry first created a stir as the plain, plump, unfairly named Lolita...
...could this happen? Politicians neglected to put money into pension plans, made poor investments, handed out extraordinarily generous retirement packages and gave special treatment to their fellow politicians. As San Diego city attorney Mike Aguirre put it, "What has happened is that the pension plan has somewhat become a personal-benefit slush fund for council members and senior officials." Not only did high-ranking San Diego officials give themselves preferential treatment for their pensions, they also distributed outsize benefits to city workers. A department director with 39 years of service collects $148,000 a year for life; an assistant port...
...role first-hand knowledge plays in innovation. “All breakthrough ideas come from being involved,” she said. She cautioned against taking an excessively cerebral approach to problem-solving. “I used to be a scholar,” Ogata said, in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek tone, to her academic audience. She said, “there were no books,” to guide her in the type of situations she faced. Instead, Ogata said she relied on her instincts and found information for herself. She said she admired military officers...