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The tyranny of popular will: Why Brexit is a cautionary tale for us all

Edit Indian Express 25 Jun 2016
A group of Gibraltarian women (R) walk next to the closed “Gibraltar stronger in Europe” campaign office in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. (Source. Reuters photo) ... Share This Article ... Alcibiades, hoping to outmanoeuvre his rival Nicias, advocated war on Syracuse, only to later defect to the side of Sparta. Nicias, who had opposed the war, was given charge, but led a dithering campaign that ended in disaster ... ....

‘Much Ado’ stimulates both head and heels

Edit The Charlotte Observer 27 May 2016
You’ve seen theater on proscenium stages, thrust stages, probably even in the round. But how about theater in the anteroom? On the grass? In a parking lot? ... (Don’t worry. Nobody’s compelled to take part.). Paperhouse first did a show there last year, the Oscar Wilde comedy “A Woman of No Importance.” Wilde and Shakespeare remain two of the greatest wits in the English language, and director Nicia Carla makes sure you hear all the words....

Clark County Common Pleas Court

Edit Springfield News-Sun 29 Apr 2016
NEW BUSINESS. 16-CV-0282 — U.S. Bank National Association, Owensboro, Ky. v. Corey M. and Julia R. Ward, 701 Hyer St., New Carlisle; complaint for foreclosure for $79,157.56. 16-CV-0283 — Wells Fargo Bank, Ft. Mill, S.C. v. Nicea C. Nugeness aka Nicea Nugeness, 202 E. Roseland Ave.; complaint in foreclosure for $60,663.21 ... v. Nikki L ... v ... vs ... Nicia Rachelle Daugherty, 52, of 1407 Malden Ave., and Joseph Edward Moore, 49, of 6011 Calland Road, Urbana ... ....

The 30% solution — when war without end ends: Spengler

Edit Asia Times 13 Mar 2016
During the Cold War, the assumption that nations are rational actors dominated foreign policy research, and with good reason. the United States and the Soviet Union pursued their rivalry by rational means. Mathematical simulation provided baseline scenarios for conflict management ... Battle of Aegospotami, Peloponnesian War ... Prof ... Hanson blames the disaster on the malign influence of Alcibiades, and Kagan blames the Athenian general Nicias....

An Audience With Machiavelli: The Mandrake Root & The Prince

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 29 Feb 2016
An Audience With Machiavelli. The Mandrake Root & The Prince ... Directed by Rachel Hogan ... In it, the young playboy Callimaco (played by Brendan Kelly) lusts after the virtuous Lucrezia (Jess Waterhouse), who is married to Nicia (Philip Meddows) ... They remain childless and Nicia is desperate for a son, so Callimaco poses as a French doctor specialising in female fertility, which he says can be restored by means of the mandrake root ... ....

‘Journey to Oz:’ A love affair with language

Edit The Charlotte Observer 19 Feb 2016
Christopher Parks’ “Journey to Oz” makes us fall in love again with the fantasy world created by L ... (In the original, Dorothy’s life on the prairie seems harsh and lonely; her aunt and uncle have been wizened by rough weather and hard work.) Yet Parks doesn’t want to scare small kids, so Nicia Carla’s Wicked Witch is less horrifying; she’s even allowed a tear for her sister, which she quickly wipes away. (A question ... Toppman....

Former assistant prosecutor to lead Clark County Board of Elections

Edit Springfield News-Sun 18 Feb 2016
A former Clark County assistant prosecutor was the unanimous choice to become the new director of the Clark County Board of Elections ... Mitchell N. (Nicia) Artis, who has experience in office management and real estate management; Nicolete (Nikki) Crawford, a former Clark County Auditor employee; and Martin Mahoney, a former Springfield City Commissioner, according to documents obtained by the Springfield News-Sun ... ....

4 seek to lead Clark County elections board

Edit Springfield News-Sun 06 Feb 2016
Four area residents are vying to become the next director of the Clark County Board of Elections ... (Nicia) Artis, who has experience in office management and real estate management; Nicolete (Nikki) Crawford, a former Clark County Auditor employee; Thomas Wilson, a former Clark County assistant prosecutor, and Martin Mahoney, a former Springfield City Commissioner, according to documents obtained by the Springfield News-Sun ... 16 ... 31....

Ashbrook Colloquium to Feature Baylor University Political Science Professor (Ashland University)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Oct 2015
(Source. Ashland University). 10/23/15 ASHLAND, Ohio - Mary Nichols, professor of Political Science at Baylor University, will be speaking on the topic of 'Leaders and Leadership in Thucydides' History' at the Ashbrook Center Colloquium on Friday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m ... The colloquium is free and open to the public ... Nichols will look at four influential leaders in Thucydides' work (Pericles, Brasidas, Alcibiades, and Nicias) ... ### ... (noodl....

Weird ‘Coraline’ gives us willies – as it ought to

Edit The Charlotte Observer 17 Oct 2015
“Coraline” opens the “Adventurer” series at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, and I can’t think of a more suitable choice ... Animation suits this story best, because you can create anything you imagine ... The actors come from all over, too ... Grant Watkins, a regular at Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, brings pathos to the crumbling Other Father; Nicia Carla, who has worked for many troupes, makes a glamorously unsettling Other Mother. Toppman....

‘Patron Saint’ deals with the painful stigma of guilt

Edit The Charlotte Observer 10 Sep 2015
If Diana Grisanti wins another nuVoices competition, Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte will have to retire her number. “River City,” a drama about racial tension in her hometown of Louisville, had its world premiere at ATC in August 2014 ... Yet it might be a stronger play. Ada (Nicia Carla, fine in an increasingly demanding role) answers complaints at Luxco, a property management firm that manages to neglect all its properties ... Toppman....

PaperHouse thinks Wilde ‘Woman’ deserves our attention

Edit The Charlotte Observer 02 Jun 2015
“If equality of the sexes is your definition of feminism, this is absolutely a feminist play,” Kim Parati says of Oscar Wilde’s “A Woman of No Importance.” ... The production opens today at The Frock Shop in Plaza Midwood. “The play deals with a number of issues ... “We’re extending the story with the idea of theater being an experience,” says PaperHouse founder and show producer Nicia Carla ... The first scene happens outside....

‘Bohemian Grove:’ Unrepeatable, unmissable theater

Edit The Charlotte Observer 15 May 2015
I’m certain I understood one aspect of “Bohemian Grove.” the Wal-Mart stop. Buy snacks, hit the rest room, stretch legs. Got it. The rest of the event, from being picked up in a parking lot near Actor’s Theatre to being deposited there almost four hours later? I’m still sorting that out, though with pleasure ... Here I seal my lips, except to say that a long encounter with ukulele-playing Carmella (Nicia Carla) exerts a unique spell....
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