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Last fall, I co-sponsored a referendum that would have moved the council in this direction. It would have allowed students the chance to directly increase the council's allocation to student groups. Unfortunately, accusations of 'politics' were thrown about in an attempt to subvert the will of the student body...
...other elements besides the acting, this production is dead-on. It never misses a chance to up the ante through the clever use of visual and sound effects. Each time a new couple arrives, they are presaged by the glow of their headlights; then their silhouettes are thrown up, vastly enlarged, against the screen that marks the front door, creating an effect both menacing and inherently comical. The second act begins with no sound except that of Ken chewing and swallowing his dinner: magnified to such a volume that it reverberates through the theater, ironically underscoring Ken's loss...
...years I've been on the committee this was the longest debate we've ever had. The debate was longer than the speeches," Marius said. "We really could have thrown a dart and found somebody we liked," he added, nothing that a strong applicant pool led the committee to make strategic choices...
...leading edge of military technology, reports TIME?s Mark Thompson. "The Pentagon consensus seems to be that despite the protestations of the Army, a 495,000 active-duty force is simply more than we need. The cuts won't reach as high as the 10 percent being thrown around now, but 20,000 troops could go rather easily." And with troop reductions in recent years far outstripping cuts in infrastructure, he says, "a certain number of base closings are a given." One very expensive element of military planning that Thompson says is a sure bet to survive is the doctrine...
Schiavo has challenged high-level people in a rotten system. Where there is big money there is greed, and corporate ethical standards are thrown overboard in many airlines. The industry operates with the concept of "an acceptable level of accidents,'' typical cost-vs.-benefit thinking. Technical maintenance and pilot training are not only important safety items, they are also very expensive. There is a big difference between the minimum standards employed and the highest standards reasonably achievable. When the FAA watchdogs are not watching, guess which the public is offered? KNUT ANFINDSEN, Retired Flight Captain Stabekk, Norway...