Word: possessed
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...first is that there is a natural tendency to absorb, recall and live by the negatives. It's a survival instinct. Jaded and burned-out nurses and doctors are made in big-city ERs. The few who work there for decades and don't get cynical are special and possess a virtue I admire. When dealing with reality they see past the ugly and dangerous. They are not irrational idealists, blinded to all but the politically correct conclusion. But they are vulnerable. To recognize and learn from these few great ER nurses and docs should be the highest priority...
...great song; if it were done in the dark it would still be wonderful. But Champagne's version is as good as the original, maybe better. Three young women swing, on coat-hanger-shaped trapezes, above a man who yearns for all of them but can possess none. The women's description of arcs and helixes in the air, the grace and complexity of their movements, cast a spell over the audience. It's a mesmerizing form of sorcery in motion...
...Mahanian principle of concentrating the main battle fleet in one theater remained in place. It would still be there in 1914 when the Panama Canal, instigated by T.R., finally opened. Only during the Second World War, when the U.S. Navy became the largest in the world, would the U.S. possess a two-ocean fleet...
...Individuals with autism possess a wealth of trapped talent and ability and need our help to share their riches with the world. It is important and comforting to realize that just as there is no one proven cause for autism, there is no one foolproof treatment. Shifra K. Leiser Passaic, New Jersey...
...development programs. According to South Korean and Japanese news reports over the weekend that cited unnamed diplomatic sources in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo, North Korea has apparently fueled numerous booster rockets capable of launching a Taepodong-2 missile in the country's northeast. The Taepodong-2 is believed to possess a range capable of hitting Alaska. U.S. and Japanese government spokesmen have both warned North Korea not to conduct a test. White House spokesman Tony Snow told CNN on Sunday that if North Korea goes ahead with a test, "then we will have to respond properly and appropriately...