Word: outer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lawrence-King inserted relevant historical and technical information in his soothing, English-accented voice. He briefly demonstrated the three rows of strings on the double harp (a seeming irony), which encompass all the notes of a piano. He also explained the necessity of reaching through the strings on the outer rows to reach the sharps and flats which lie in the middle row, which made all the more obvious the tremendous skill and agility required to play the harp as beautifully as Lawrence-King does...
Emory University has also stayed above 4percent, which it considers the outer bounds ofconservatism, and also sees no reason to increaseits payout...
Originally built by General Motors in 1942 as amphibious vehicles for World War II, these "ducks" now carry Boston's most popular historical tour. Although the outer body of the duck retains the unique 1940s design, the inside of each amphibious vehicle has been outfitted with 1990s technology. Automatic transmission, new internal wiring, added roofs and comfortable, cushioned seats have all helped to transform these personnel carriers into suitable tourist transport contraptions. The drivers, however, must still contend with retired navigation instruments like large dials, spastic speedometers and protruding gears...
Indeed, that is the situation this month. Tempel-Tuttle recently swept past Earth, swinging around the sun in February, and headed back toward the outer solar system. As a result, Earth will come within 700,000 miles of the center of the stream--a close shave by astronomical standards. And because Tempel-Tuttle orbits the sun in the opposite direction of Earth, the meteoroids will hurtle in at a closing speed of some 160,000 m.p.h...
...weirdly sophisticated monologues on security and trust. The plot aims to depict paranoid modernity but misses, venturing off into the surreal as it ticks through comedy, romance, tragedy and documentary. The aesthetic attempts to depict low-class L.A. kitsch (the 1954 sushi joint, Tommy's family home in the outer 'burbs), but lacks many key touches. Especially lacking is the cool, retro music soundtrack one would associate with such a picture--the orchestral back up tunes whine of missed-opportunity. What is strangest is that in spite of all of this, The Alarmist turns out to be a very entertaining...