Word: elder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...above all, a great means of communication was provided. Every animal, great or small, was provided with a pheromone machine which secreted chemicals of encoded information. An animal need only push a button, and a pheromone was released at lightening speed from one machine to another. In this way, elder animals who traveled the farthest reaches of the swamp could relay their findings instantaneously to colleagues and pupils at the hub of the swamp; they need only use their pheromone machines. Pupils could likewise relay scholarship and last-minute questions to elders; they need only use their pheromone machines. This...
...directing were not fruitful," says Estevez (Remember Men at Work?). "I couldn't hit less than a triple on this one." Fortunately, Sheen was moved to tears when he first saw the film. "He agrees it was the best work he has done for 20 years," says Estevez. The elder Matthau was similarly impressed with his son's performance. "He was a great baby, never complained about anything. He was the same kind of director. Very cute...
Primogeniture must go. To paraphrase Bob Dole: Wake up, Republicans, and join the rush to meritocracy. To make room for younger, stronger candidates without dissing your elder statesmen, consider something like the Oscars' Irving Thalberg Lifetime Achievement Award. Snag some headline entertainer like Jay Leno sufficient to attract network coverage, and air the same hagiographic film that would otherwise be shown at the convention. Better that the candidate end his career in prime time, droning on about his second-grade teacher, than at sparsely attended airport rallies, shouting epithets into the wind...
...other five Arab oil rulers, average age 69, are concerned that Qatar's policies may fan a desire for change within their own realms. Some of the friction comes from the new Emir's refusal to follow the lead of Saudi Arabia--by custom, elder brother to the small oil sheikdoms. And, sniffs a neighboring prince, "overthrowing his father in this way...Let's just say it was not well received...
Norman Reece is an antiabortion candidate; his campaign posters feature the tiny feet of a 10-week-old fetus. An elder and deacon at his church, he promotes "Principles over Politics," his campaign slogan. Reece's principles are orthodox conservative, with heavy emphasis against "meddlesome government." His base of support is solid, but probably not deep or wide enough to win this overwhelmingly Democratic district...