Word: blatantness
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...More blatant sampling took place in the Sample Room, an alcove near the entrance loaded with bins of treats to sabotage dinner appetites. Convention visitors were allowed to stuff regulation-sized bags with as much candy as possible while a tape-recorded voice wished them a "sweet...
...Willie Hortons in 1992 (the voters seem wise to such blatant manipulation), but there is little cause for optimism. A survey of Bush and Clinton media mavens confirms that only a fool would ignore the lesson of 40 years. As a Bush aide puts it, "Negative works. Everything else is fluff that cushions the impact. We'll be down in the gutter again -- and probably sooner rather than later." To which a smiling Clintonian says, "Yep, that's right. History teaches that the high road only takes you home...
Clozapine was developed by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Sandoz as an alternative that avoids most of Thorazine's side effects. As a major bonus, it at least partly reduces the passivity of schizophrenics as well as their more blatant symptoms. In contrast to the Thorazine family of drugs, clozapine primarily blocks the neurotransmitter serotonin, though it also inhibits dopamine transmission to some degree. The fact that it influences both neurotransmitters may help explain its greater effectiveness. Still, "nobody completely understands why clozapine is a superior drug," says Dr. Luis Ramirez, chief of psychiatry at Cleveland's VA hospitals...
...been blatant--racial problems within the guard unit, stuff has been said to me," says one Black guard...
...People are angry. It's so blatant. It's notlike a hidden thing," said Pierre R. Voss, a Blackguard who complained of harassment by Behenna...