Word: popular
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ignored her biting mockery as I tumbled headfirst into the popular culture trap and went anyway. And I have to admit--a part of me missed the swagger, the belligerence, the Milennium Falcon, the too-quick trigger finger and the stupid hyperdrive that never worked. Everything else about this movie was perfect. And maybe that was the problem...
...while the event is very popular and hassold out for the past five years, some say theFoundation's biggest event should work harder toinform...
...notion of talking through trauma gained currency during World War II, when soldiers were "debriefed" on the beaches of Normandy. In the 1970s, Jeffrey Mitchell, then a paramedic and now president of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, developed one of the most popular debriefing models. Intended to be used in conjunction with other services, such as one-on-one counseling and on-scene support, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing is conducted in groups a couple of days after a disaster. Typical questions include "What were the first thoughts that raced through your mind at the time of the crisis...
...already legend enough that the Marine Midland Arena, where the Sabres skate, is flanked by two gargoyle goalies splayed apart in a way that only the double-jointed Hasek can manage. Still, he was booed at the beginning of last year because he schemed to dump the team's popular coach. Last May he sat in his Jeep making calls as 1,500 fans--many of them children let out of school early--gathered a block away for a Sabres pep rally. Yet Hasek has been generous to Buffalo charities, and he took a lower salary than he could have...
...composed in an utterly personal style that blends pop, gospel and classical influences; the lyrics weave together Greek mythology and Christian hymnody to complex, unsettling effect. Persuasively performed on CD by singers such as Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin and Guettel, Myths & Hymns is a major event in American popular song...