Word: calme
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hypothesis is that the upper-class students are just really nice people. Barney, the oversized purple potato of a dinosaur, seems nice too. But who's kidding whom? Inside that eggplant exterior lies a thought-controlling devil worshipper, just as behind that calm, friendly upperclass facade is the visage of a maniacal killer, waiting to snare some naive, unsuspecting sophomore for use as a sacrificial offering to the thesis gods...
...call juice from all those ill-fitting depictions. One of the better new novelists, Indian or otherwise, is Sherman Alexie (Reservation Blues, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven). His latest, Indian Killer (Atlantic Monthly Press; 420 pages; $22), is a murderous urban legend not calculated to calm anyone's racial unease. Rage builds slowly in the heart of John Smith, a decent but troubled Native American who was taken--stolen, actually--from his 14-year-old Indian mother and adopted by well-meaning whites. Unreconciled to his new life but unable to speak a native language...
...parents tried to calm their petulant 17-month-old baby, a young and bushy-haired fellow approached. Clinton's first words were "Heeey there, you two. I've been wonderin' how long it would be 'fore I met the big guy. Give 'em here." At that point, Clinton picked me up from my father's arms and said, "Lucky for you that you look like your momma." He then tussled my hair, chuckled and handed me back. After that, he became solemn and said, "Len, Avis, I can't tell you how much I've preciated your support...
Sunday was a calm day at Ohiri Field...
...should "prioritize our interests and communicate our priorities to the Chinese leadership." The U.S. should never ignore Chinese misbehavior, says Dole, but like Clinton, he views the idea of denying Beijing most-favored-nation trading status as counterproductive. At bottom, Dole's China policy is Clinton's: stay calm, hope for the best and pray that China's succession struggle goes well...