Word: dark
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...press, is a telling new message. Sunning himself in the glowing welcomes he encountered everywhere, Clinton showed off his best self: his comfort in clapping to the beat of tribal music, the sparkle in his eyes as he reached out to people in the crowds. Dressed in a dark suit among a gathering of Africa's new leaders at Entebbe in Uganda, he conveyed the dignified persona of the world's unchallenged leader--or top CEO. Stripped to shirtsleeves, he exhibited his powerful empathy as he talked with Venuste Karasira, who lost his hand during a massacre of nearly...
...still in the dark about Edward O. Wilson and what he does for a living, you have already proved the point of his latest book, Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge (Knopf; 332 pages; $26). The modern mind, Wilson argues, is so compartmentalized by specialization and insular beliefs that we have lost faith in seeing the natural world as an integrated whole...
...come true with magic metal handcuffs, fangs, bull whips, fake body parts, garter belts and fishnet stockings. More than 250 different styles of wigs and 300 different masks can make you whoever you want to be. Jack's has all the right equipment for an undercover operative, stocked with dark-tinted spy glasses and sunglasses with rear-view mirrors. In order to add mystery and look the part, amateurs can pick up an authentic Sherlock Holmes-style pipe...
...very spring, over 1,200 students put on their dark suits, tuck their portfolios under their arms and head for OCS, the Faculty Club or a local hotel. Before they can win lucrative and rewarding jobs in the consulting industry, they must survive the interview...
...Four men want to cross a narrow bridge at night, but they only have one flashlight. Only two people can cross at once, and since it is dark, one of them must have the light. When people walk together they must walk at the pace of the slower person. Each man walks at the following pace...