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...credit, Tresnjak’s production does make a nod to the tragic implications of the tale for the young lovers at its center. Informed by Zeus of his nefarious doings and of Alcmena’s pregnancy with a child named Hercules, the couple end the play bewildered and dejected. But given the shortcomings of the preceding two hours, this ending doesn’t serve as a contrast to Molière’s comedic treatment of the subject matter. Instead, it embodies the audience’s reaction all along...
Freshman hurler Marc Hordon may also get the nod in one of this weekend’s games. The rookie righthander—who was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after going —suffered his first loss last week after starting the season...
...hardware. In two-thirds of 134 subjects studied, an implantable device called InSync restored the heart's malfunctioning electrical circuitry. As a result, patients could walk longer distances and climb more stairs without experiencing shortness of breath or fatigue. InSync is not yet approved by the FDA, but the nod is expected in late summer...
...Census Bureau, by introducing its Check All That Apply option, did advance its stated belief that race is not a static concept. Critics of CATA see it variously as a threat to social justice in its perceived dilution of nonwhite constituencies, or as race obsessed, or as a flaccid nod to the burgeoning ranks of mixed-race Americans. But I think the Census people were savvy. Or, really, credit goes to their overseeing agency, the Office of Management and Budget, which is responsible for telling federal agencies how to use Census data in monitoring civil rights compliance. Now, when data...
...should mention that "tall" is a relative term. In France, 5'7" makes a woman tall; the tallest woman at Harvard, who is 6'11", doesn't consider me tall.) Very few women are in my direct line of vision, so when I see one, there's a little nod that's automatically given, a kind of "Hey, you're like me" nod of approval. It's barely conscious but definitely there, an automatic circle of understanding. The understanding is so great that a network of more than 100 Tall Clubs has popped up across the country and Europe...