Word: cool
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hammered out an awkward deal: Milosevic agreed to begin negotiations on Kosovar independence and also to accept 1,800 "monitors" on Kosovo's soil as a way of stopping the killing. It was an imperfect deal, but Washington pols hoped it would hold up long enough to let tensions cool...
...police officers and poker players, there are few things worse than a cool liar. While most of us have little trouble coming up with a good fib when we need one, no sooner do we start to tell it than we give ourselves away, exhibiting all sorts of facial tics and nervous mannerisms that reveal just how uncomfortable we are with the story we're telling. Truly gifted dissemblers, however, reveal very little of this, lying so easily and skillfully that even the most well-trained eye wouldn't notice a thing. If cops and card players can be fooled...
What's sad is the report from a friend of mine who is teaching high school English. The Monica tell-all was the talk of the 10th grade. The reaction? It was "cool." MARY L. LOCKHART West Branch, Mich...
...That's so Hollywood cool...
...that they can overlay any flat surface--PC monitor, TV screen, picture frame, even car windshield. A prototype covers a laptop with a vibrating sheet of clear plastic and produces a stereo sound that seems to come right out of the screen. No licensees yet, but with tech this cool, it's only a matter of time...