Word: momentous
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...going to land, and what am I going to do next? I don't think about the people so much. If you get caught up in the moment and start to question yourself, that's when you get in trouble...
...moment of truth we've all been waiting for. At tonight's UC general meeting, the results of last week's highly controversial election will finally be settled. Keep watching us for live updates...
Despite its intensity, “The Messenger” avoids becoming emotionally manipulative. The reactions of the next-of-kin upon receiving the news are varied, from violent outbursts to calm acceptance. Like Montgomery and Stone, we see these individuals only at their weakest moment, left with a single, striking image. There are no build-ups or resolutions, and, as such, the film rarely slips into facile sentimentalism. Instead, the audience sees only an immediate reaction, captured by a trembling handheld camera as opposed to traditional close-up techniques. Warned against giving hugs and other gesture of comfort...
...found, much to their surprise, that they liked it. When a TIME poll last spring asked how the recession had affected people's relationships with their kids, nearly four times as many people said relationships had gotten better as said they'd gotten worse. "This is one of those moments when everything is on the table, up for grabs," says Carl Honoré, whose book Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting is a gospel of the slow-parenting movement. He likens the sudden awareness to the feeling you get when you wake up after...
...dozen different times, but the officials inexplicably kept giving the Soviet Union one more chance to complete a last-second, full-court scoring play. The Soviets finally "won," the Americans rightfully refused to accept their silver medals, and the world moved on. The U.S. subsequently enjoyed the greatest sporting moment in its Olympic history, the 1980 Miracle on Ice - and then, you know, won the Cold...