Word: ideas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...general I think that it's a good idea to raise the bar somewhat," said Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France Susan R. Suleiman. "Unlike many other universities, we only have one year of language requirements, and that means that the competency we're looking for to go out of the language requirement should be fairly good...
...this sounds unbelievable, it is. Imagine a combination of Back to the Future, The Truman Show and Phantom of the Opera, set in Spain and you'll have some idea of the complex and quick moving Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos). The movie opens with Cesar, a millionaire playboy played by Eduardo Noriega, finding relief from a seductress Nuria by meeting the beautiful girl next door type Sofia (played by Penelope Cruz). Cesar spends the night at Sofia's apartment in what seems to be the match made in heaven, but as he walks to his car the next...
...There are so many layers to your story--Tracy Flick's, her advisor's personal problems, the satiric elements, etc. Where did the idea actually originate...
...will stop your heart." We all know people like this, if we're not one of them ourselves. We all know someone who was the strongest, most resilient person we'd ever met. Unfortunately, all too often we haven't kept in touch with that person and have no idea how she or he is doing. But we'd like to know...
What could be more reassuring to a young child than going to sleep with a light on? A new study to be published Thursday in the journal Nature suggests the common practice may not be such a good idea. Research from the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and the Children's Hospital of Phildelphia indicates that children who regularly sleep with the light on before they reach the age of two exhibit a higher rate of developing myopia, or nearsightedness, later in life. In fact, says the team, the more intense the light, the greater the chance of myopia...