Word: pose
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...changed that at all? At our last meeting, these questions don't seem to engage him. As I wander out of his office, he offers none of life's standard see-you-again-someday pleasantries, but he agrees that I should feel free to E-mail him. So I pose the questions, along with some more mundane technical ones, in a message a few days later. Answers to the tech issues come promptly. But he ignores the philosophical ones. Finally, weeks later, a note pops up in my mailbox, dispatched from storm-swept Seattle...
...from the new Indiana Jones attraction to Space Mountain to my personal favorite, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. In front of the signature Disney castle, there was a line of at least 50 people--some of them unaccompanied adults--waiting to meet Snow White, procure autographs and have her pose for photos. She left abruptly, touching off a wave of parent protests and shrieking tantrums by young girls. Luckily, the prospect of a very un-Disney riot was averted when a fresh Cinderella, greeted with wild applause, was whisked in to satiate the growing crowd's appetite...
Though women in rural areas like Boone County are at no greater risk for domestic violence than other women, escaping the home or seeking help may pose unique difficulties because of poverty, lack of access to a car and psychological isolation. "Everything about reaching rural communities is harder," explains the Justice Department's Campbell. "There's very much a culture that says you don't discuss your personal affairs, maybe even a culture that a man's house is his castle and what happens in it isn't anybody's business." This year Congress appropriated $5 million in domesticviolence outreach...
...both her years and the usual baseline monotony. Hingis made the semifinals of the U.S. Open, won two tournaments and finished the year with the No. 4 ranking on the women's tour. She speaks German, English and Czech, and displays a talent for theater, striking just the right pose when a shot or call does not go her way. "I have just seen the future of women's tennis," gushed noted tennis commentator Bud Collins after her victory in a U.S. Open quarter-final, "and it is thrilling...
Because of these modern circumstances, direct elections are dangerous. They pose the risk that voters will not make educated decisions, but will merely choose candidates who have the best sound bites or wear the best clothing or garner the most television coverage. Candidates' records, platforms and leadership qualities can get lost in the shuffle...