Word: glazing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dancers in the land of snow and sweets should be heavily applauded here--due to the short attention spans of many of their shorter audience members, these dancers' skills will probably go fairly unappreciated this season. Most heartily congratulated should be the Snow Queen and King (Jennifer Glaze and Zachary Hench), whose elaborate steps in the midst of nearly-blinding snow must be next to impossible. The Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier (Jennifer Gelfand and Paul Thrussell) also demonstrate unparalleled grace and splendor, with an air that is nothing short of regal...
...Hassan took charge of rebuilding Jordan's economy and settling Palestinian refugees. On economic issues, he is passionate and smart. "He likes to call people in to talk about tariff reduction," says a Western diplomat in Amman. "He's fascinated by details, whereas the king's eyes will glaze over." In 1972, Hassan established the Royal Scientific Society, a think tank that has produced some of Jordan's leading economic experts. A proponent of IMF-style adjustments, Hassan currently oversees a program of cautious reform, including price decontrols and bank liberalizations...
Tabrizi's specialties include zolbi, fried yogurt and starch dipped in honey; piroke, a log-shaped cake with homemade jam and a Danish glaze; nazok, a honey- and sesame-covered dough bar; and small clover-shaped chickpea flour cookies...
...before the press conference, says one who was with him at the time. Clinton stuck with a safe "I'm honoring the rules of the investigation" line, even though the rules don't apply to him: he can say whatever he likes. But twice reporters broke through the glaze, first when he was asked if he would resign. Clinton's answer captured his entire attitude about this crisis: he sidestepped the question of whether he had done anything wrong and said instead that the people looked past his character to his performance. His single answer is the only...
...will numb and mesmerize and keep them in a state of suspended animation. If you look closely in a child's eyes after a program, you may be able to detect the difference. There just might be a gleam after, say, Bill Nye the Science Guy, or a glaze after, say, Power Rangers Turbo. Children need help as they make their way through a looking glass that gets wider every day. Their parents need their own guides...