Word: magnetism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Barbara, a public-speaking instructor and professional psychic, does not dissemble about her reasons for joining a group that says it "encourages research into the nature, characteristics, and uses of intelligence." "Not being gorgeous or anything, I'm no man magnet," she says. "I joined Mensa to meet men." Happily, there are hundreds right here who aren't exactly woman magnets but who are very uninhibited about expressing their feelings. Indeed, I LOVE TO GIVE AND GET BACK RUBS and I NEED A HUG buttons are popular among Mensa males, and some of them are even more direct...
...long as Perot's public standing remains robust, he is a magnet for politicians -- particularly those up for election next year. Association with him draws publicity, builds up an independent image and helps in courting his local supporters, who may be pivotal in some House and Senate races next year...
...boorish, rude, undereducated and dipsomaniacal. Not all "jocks" (that is, recruited athletes) are Alpha Males, and though most Alpha Males are recruited athletes, this is not always the case. The term Alpha Male refers to the species' mating prerogative; despite his simian qualities, the Alpha Male is a woman magnet. In any case, the rest of the herd is consigned to the status of beta-male by the Alpha's curious power...
...Sandra Graham and Rosa Parks Alternative Public School on 15 Upton Street, just west of Central Square, offers one choice. The school emerged in its present form as a result of the 1981 merger of the nationally touted magnet school, the Cambridge Alternative Public School, and the neighborhood district school, the Webster School. The school, now housed in Webster School's building, is the teaching center for 370 Cambridge children from kindergarten through eighth grade...
...snowy Friday afternoon, a massive explosion rocked the foundation of the Twin Towers of the Trade Center in lower Manhattan -- the second tallest buildings in the world and a magnet for 100,000 workers and visitors each day. The bomb was positioned to wreak maximum damage to the infrastructure of the building and the commuter networks below. And the landmark target near Wall Street seemed chosen with a fine sense for the symbols of the late 20th century. If the explosion, which killed five people and injured more than 1,000, turns out to be the work of terrorists...