Word: calme
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...year. That would have been something of a miracle, given that by Kinsley's estimate, only 50,000 to 90,000 people read his clever 'zine gratis. What if his readers fled? How long would Microsoft let Slate live? "I haven't been told specifically," Kinsley said, calm as custard, "but everything I've heard says Microsoft won't pull the plug precipitately...
Genius, however, is a word that originally referred to a guardian spirit. Ho cuts too slight a figure to qualify as a force of nature, but his spirit is startling: a fierce competitiveness that is manifested as a subtle calm, a passionate transcendence. It is evident in his gestures. His fine-fingered hands do not punch out arguments; rather they escort logic through tangles of confusion, gently prodding reason his way. Perhaps Sonia Ho is right to be hushed, for her son's genius emanates from the depths of his family's experiences, and it is not quite Asian...
...upside-down corpse of her partner is bound. One cannot decode these too literally, but they presumably represent the chaos overtaking Beckmann's homeland. The center panel portrays the artist's dream of escape. The blue horizon (the color of peace) beckons; the king in the boat makes a calm gesture of benediction with his right hand while his left releases a school of small fish from a net trailing in the sea; and a Madonna figure with a child looks on. The painting pulls together a string of images: Christ on the Sea of Galilee, the Fisher King, Beckmann...
Thus Israeli commanders are working to undo the complacency that has taken root in the military over years of relative calm. First, Defense Minister Mordechai wants to restock military stores, such as ammunition, spare weapons and parts, which have fallen, he says, to "irrational" levels. The military is asking that its $9.5 billion annual budget be topped off with an additional $1 billion to finance further purchases of materiel and increased training of the troops...
Because of Dana-Farber's recent internal reorganization, Singer's addition may provide a much-needed sense of calm and direction at the institute, Wilson said...