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...Goblet's 734-page bulk on a severe diet that slimmed the plot without starving it; find a strong narrative line that, as director Mike Newell says, you can "hang stuff on like a necklace"; and make a movie that fit into the seven-novel structure but could stand alone as a ripping yarn. "Goblet of Fire was by far the most difficult thing I've ever done in my life," says screenwriter Steve Kloves. "It took two years to make that work--mostly trying to decide what to leave behind...
...come together.” “It’s always a very difficult matter for a university to balance its enormous and varied needs,” Fletcher added. “It’s great to see that [Summers] has been able to stand behind the Du Bois Institute so that it could have such a marvelous home for its many important projects...
...prevent atheists from secretive takeovers of Christian clubs, or vice versa, allowing their integrity to remain. It would also avoid “discrimination” by preserving students’ right to participate (and lead) any club, whether or not it be diametrically opposed to everything they stand for. That, friends, is fairness at Harvard...
...people who have worked in countries where educators are accorded great respect. Despite their country's poverty, teachers in the Philippines seldom have to deal with the discipline problems that plague many inner-city public schools in the U.S. In the Philippines students are ritually deferential to teachers and stand to address them. U.S. school districts try to smooth the transition. Tasha Franklin, director of training and teacher development for Baltimore's teaching residency program, led a four-hour workshop in October for the teachers Duque had hired in Manila...
...everything from the second person to quips like, “When I die and go to hell, the devil is gong to make me the marketing director for a cola company” and “Get out of the kitchen if you can’t stand the heat.” This folksy tone is stiff and unconvincing. The book also occasionally reads too much like an advertisement for Patagonia. Admittedly, publicity is one of the intended side effects of devoting an entire volume to dissect one company, and a little self-congratulations is expected. Indeed...