Word: calme
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...John Neumann. While seemingly surrounded by many friends and acquaintances, both Ru Selle and John appear to have been profoundly lonely. No one had a real clue that they would do themselves in. There was not that one special person to confide in who might have been able to calm their darkest fears--and possibly prevent far too young death...
...last year's seniors lacked anything, they lacked the time and a calm environment in which to examine their options. That was inevitable; the Endowment did not begin to take its present shape until late March. Moreover, the initial discussion often generated more heat than light. Given ideal conditions, perhaps more members of the class of 1983 would have participated in the Senior Gift. Conversely, more may have abstained...
...became suspicious of four young Arabs aboard the vehicle, two at the front and two at the back. Cohen noticed that the men, who had two suitcases among them, appeared tense and never spoke to one another. He mentioned his fears to an army officer, but was urged to calm down. Finally, after the bus had passed Ashdod, 19 miles south of Tel Aviv, Cohen jumped off and called police. Moments later, the four men announced that they were armed with explosives and were taking over the bus. "We are at war," said one. "Your people are killing our women...
...Storm, calm and storm again. Angered by what they consider discrimination against then" religion, 100,000 militant Sikhs prepared last week to burn copies of Article 25 of the Indian constitution, which they complained fails to recognize their special place in the nation. Then the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced it would consider amending Article 25, and the constitution burning was called off. But just when the situation seemed to be cooling, the violence that has plagued the Punjab for 18 months exploded ferociously. Early last week Sikh extremists lobbed hand grenades into a religious house near their...
What Balthus now produces, most of the time, is salon art; and one longs for that vulpine sharpness, that coexistence of sur face calm and predatory desire, that made him the sometimes rather disagreeable poet he once was. - By Robert Hughes