Word: modernes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lace are serious about their beliefs. "Wicca is a religion, a philosophy, and a way of life," says Floyd who is also a practicing mystic. But the widespread stereotype of witches as the evil, magic hags of legends and fairy tales is in no way related to modern reality, she is quick...
Washington Post reviewer Robert H. Williams wrote that Vilmure "has command of all [the elements of modern fiction]." And the New York Times Book Review praised the author's talent, noting the book's "compelling imagery, irony and framing device...
Knowledge and information are important resources in a modern technological society. The management of these resources, especially by government, has far-reaching implications for the quality and character of national life. In the United States the flow of information and ideas is accorded broad protection by the First Amendment to the Constitution, which recognizes that open communication is fundamental to self-government, indispensible to social and economic progress, and essential to scientific inquiry and creative expression. In that spirit, higher education in America is built on a tradition of academic freedom that encourages unfettered inquiry and free exchange of information...
...dramatic development, Bednorz and Muller revived a slow-moving area of modern physics and turned it into a white-hot field of research. Superconductivity is the phenomenon in which a conducting material loses its normal resistance to the passage of electricity; since virtually no energy is lost, any electric device becomes far more efficient when built with superconductors. The catch is that superconductivity usually occurs only near 0 K (Kelvin), or -460 degrees F, which means the materials must be cooled by expensive, hard-to-handle liquid helium, thus sharply limiting practical applications...
...innovations, however, completely fail to create the shock and amusement on which Director Suzanne Osten depends. Although the caprices of the opera's director are intended to be humorous, they become silly jabs at the works of great modern directors. Walter's ideas just aren't that intriguing, and they're not even risque...