Word: thins
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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WASHINGTON: Sober, scientific Occidental medicine has always been a little condescending toward the mysteries of the East. Acupuncture, the idea that the body-wide insertion of long thin metal needles can ease pain, is no exception...
...Stravinsky definitely keeps its integrity as an entirely independent piece. (However, the connection between the two was complicated, not clarified, by the somewhat enigmatic program notes.) A reduced version of the orchestra managed Stravinsky's characteristically tricky harmonies, rhythms and meter changes, although somewhat shakily: this, and the thin orchestration of some parts, left the audience wondering at times if the group was on the verge of falling apart. Howeverall, the presentation of this charming piece was boosted by commendable performances by the wind section--in particular principal flutist Joseph E. Levin '98 and principal bassoonist Greg Landweber...
...Fast, Cheap & Out of Control, is a testimony to the rest of our lives. A one-line summary of the film: it's about four guys who love their jobs. Five if you count Morris, who has built a unique career on his quirky metadocumentaries (Gates of Heaven, The Thin Blue Line, A Brief History of Time). He is just the filmmaker to find four kindred spirits, united only in their fascination with pursuits that have something to do with animals. They might be anyone with the genial obsession to get to the office a half-hour early...
...bookstore sells Cliff's Notes which have no disclaimers about plagiarizing," he said. "I wonder why Bob Smith [from B.U.'s Office of the General Counsel] has not sued Cliff's Notes. Possibly because there he will be up against heavy money...and he knows he's treading on thin...
...equity culture to be true Nirvana, it must be permanent. Buy-and-hold means buy and hold a diverse portfolio through thick and thin. But where money is concerned, the age-old forces of greed and fear will always rule. Most investors won't stick with their stocks through years of drought any more than baseball fans will keep filling the stadium for a last-place team. And that's the risk...