Word: uniform
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...academic adviser, who was also my proctor in my freshman dorm, cursed me out when he found out I was in ROTC," Ward says. "People literally accused me of baby-burning when I walked in my uniform across campus...
...free sample from the KnowX database listed six lawsuits in which the Senator is named, a dozen lien records and four filings under the Uniform Commercial Code. (Unfortunately, there are no bankruptcies on file; these are usually good sources of home addresses and Social Security numbers.) To get more detail I had to pay: $3.48 for a single record or $15 for a multirecord discount...
Technically, mere infidelity is not illegal in the military. True, there have been rules against it for more than 200 years. But Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice prohibits adultery only when it is prejudicial to "good order and discipline" or will "bring discredit upon the armed forces." For more than two centuries, millions of American servicemen honoring military tradition in bordellos around the globe were not deemed thus prejudicial; they worried more about disease than about prosecution. Many Air Force pilots today continue to salute each other with the phrase "Wings up, [wedding] rings off." Some...
...something dark lingers throughout the performance. Perhaps Prokofiev's score, which haunts even the most romantic moments at the flick of a violin bow, is partially to blame. Perhaps it's the costumes, dark navy uniform gowns for the ladies and drab tuxedoes for the men in the eerily-lit ballroom scene, also add to the mood. Perhaps the unexplained variations in the story-line, which Corder himself hopes create "a feeling of mystery and magic," cause a slightly unsettling feeling instead. Whatever the reason, Cinderella remains a delightful, if somewhat dark, performance piece...
...fare much better. The costumes are elaborate enough, but they simply do not enchant the audience as much as those in last year's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sleeping Beauty did. As mentioned earlier, the grand ballroom scene feels more chilling than charming, with such dark and uniform costumes on everyone present. The stepsisters' bright dresses of pink and yellow-green are the only burst of color found among the characters. The Fairy Godmother and season Fairies all don fine costumes, but not particularly appropriate ones. As the Fairies spin and twirl, the mere bits of colored netting...