Word: motioning
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...peace negotiators now are being prodded by a U.N. diplomat and a group of 10 European and Latin American ambassadors. Lame duck President Andres Pastrana bet his presidency and career on peace and he may be the first Colombian president to turn over a peace process in motion. But this is Colombia. By the logic of a place where civil conflict has been nearly constant since independence, peace in motion means warriors on the march...
...last quarter of a blowout loss to Milwaukee last weekend--"saving the legs," he said. On the floor, Jordan's understanding of the game is unparalleled. "I think great athletes have some special quality, where their minds function entirely differently," says Collins. "They see the game almost in slow motion or something." It's a hoop technology transfer: Jordan is trying to download his database to his young charges over the course of the season...
...both were trials for Sanders. Inside and out, they alternately reeked of prison or temptation. Within a five-block radius of the second shelter, there were three crack houses. Directly outside the shelter, men worked the corner, smoking and doping. Police made frequent sweeps, stopping whoever wasn't in motion. Sanders was careful not to pause. Even so, over the course of three months, he was searched twice. He was polite and compliant; he joked about how his orange wallet looked nothing like a gun. He was clean both times but so shaken he had to sit and catch...
...ability to connect with the eyes while making us more attracted to and curious about them. The obvious light source in the upper-left accentuates the figure and gives it a radiant glow. Hands clasped, the figure is at once expectant and relaxed, yet has a degree of motion or energy accentuated by the angled body which gives the sense that he is turning...
...FRANCE Motion Denied The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg declined to hear the case of six Yugoslavs who wish to sue NATO. The plaintiffs, five of whom lost relatives in the NATO bombing of Radio Television Serbia's studios in April 1999, charged that the alliance violated the right to life and freedom of expression guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. But the judges said in a unanimous decision that because Yugoslavia is not a member of the Council of Europe, the case is outside the court's jurisdiction...