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...owns a special kit of clear fiberglass drums: they are louder than any set I've ever heard. Cobham plays full till throughout the set, nearly two hours in some cases. He plays under each soloist, so he must know their intricacies. He can fellow the complexities of tempo, and rhythm changes, as though he were telepathic. I, for one, am sure he is. His showcase was the finale. "The Noonward Race," Every time McLaughlin had an idea, or made any sort of musical move, Cobham was there, waiting. He heard the idea, reacted, assimilated the idea, and was able...
...Hudson Institute are two of 200 leading independent or university-affiliated nonprofit institutions devoted broadly to the natural and social sciences. About 300 profit-making firms consult, study, conduct surveys, make recommendations, perform applied research and, generally think for a fee. These teams of "brains" include General Electric's TEMPO group and Arthur D. Little Inc. of Cambridge. Finally, there is a handful of think tanks whose clients are also their "public." Instead of government or industry support, they rely on themselves and their mostly private supporters, including foundations and individuals. Among these are the Brookings Institution (A second home...
...stepped-up tempo of the air war was reflected last week in the frenzied activity on the ground. "We're working double shifts to keep the planes ready to roll," said Staff Sergeant John Maey, a crew chief at Danang...
...done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done." A few plays fail through unbelievable incompetence. Many more fail (aesthetically if not commercially) through a casual neglect of the basic elements of theater. Drama needs plot, character and conflict. Drama needs language of resonance, tempo and style-something more than a faithful reproduction of what people say at college commencements, dog tracks and Sunday brunches. Above all, drama needs a strong personal vision, not that of the camera's eye, but of the mind's eye. Three recent entries on and Off Broadway...
Jazzy piano music picked up the tempo. Yevtushenko and Barry Boys returned to alternate verses of another journalistic, but not bad poem. "Freedom to kill." It operates out of shame, and contains these lines...