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...Alan Titus as Tancredi, and Evelyn Mandac as Clorinda all sang excellently, although some of Miss Mandac's entrances were a little breathy (possibly because she had to sing them while dying). The instrumentalists (string quartet, double bass and harpsichord) under the direction of Luciano Berio put life and warmth into a potentially very dull score...
Equally delicate is the choice of gift for people one knows but would like to know better. Here too, the need is for something that expresses warmth but nothing so intense as to be thought presumptuous-perhaps the silver thingumajig of indeterminate value but clearly stamped "Tiffany." The wrong but frequently observed rule is that a gift for a rich friend-acquaintance has to be relatively expensive, while the present for a friend of lower income can be relatively cheap. Thus, the giver often finds himself sulkily spending more on those who enjoy it less. Actually, any present for someone...
...tung's narrow road to Socialist salvation. Over 100,000 of the Guards had the sniffles, or something more serious, from wearing only Mao-think as a muffler. No more monster rallies of the millions in open squares were possible until the warmth of spring...
Their "overinsistence" on getting boys to conform to their teaching may have "an unconscious getting even quality," because they resent the prejudice men show toward women in the professions. The professors suggest that teachers should become aware of these things and to realize that young boys need "the nurturing warmth of a woman," not harsh words...
...life and in literature," he noted, "were willing to suffer great misery and pain for their loved ones-to wait, to struggle and to endure, all of which went to make the loved one more precious. The 'cool' set is used to quick and easy gratifications, Instant warmth and instant sex make puny love, cool sex, and a turning...