Word: seale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reagan's compassion is commendable in principle but leaves at least one large question unanswered. Did he really intend to put the presidential seal of approval on the dubious tactics that typified fund raising during the 1972 campaign...
...Poland's generals hoped to seal off the country from the outside world, they underestimated the determination of Western journalists. Dispatches and film continued to trickle out of the country, smuggled by departing tourists, sympathetic Poles and the occasional journalist whose visa had expired. The risks were high. Automobile border checks were rigorous; outgoing rail passengers ran a gauntlet of Polish and East German interrogation and baggage checks. Film, camera equipment and video cassettes were confiscated. Anyone suspected of trying to leave with written reports or pictures was threatened with jail...
...world. A full-grown male can weigh more than 1,600 Ibs. (vs. grizzlies at 1,000 Ibs. and tigers at 850 Ibs.). If the bear is determined enough, it will barge right in; few doors are much use against powerful paws that can knock out an 800-lb. seal with a single swat...
...manages to sign those pieces he deems his best. He may bury his signature in the elaborate headdress of a Khmer head or seal a piece of paper with his name on it inside a statue. "If they're perfect," says the master copier, "I always sign my name somewhere. That way I'll know which are mine...
...four sittings. In bonding, there is no drilling, no anesthetic is used, and several teeth can be bonded during a single visit to the dentist. Diluted phosphoric acid is applied to the natural tooth, etching microscopic pores into the enamel. Next comes a coat of liquid plastic to seal the tooth. Then a paste composed of plastic and finely ground quartz, glass or silica is patted on in thin layers tinted to match the natural teeth and molded into the desired shape. After each layer is applied, it is exposed for up to 40 seconds to either ultraviolet or visible...