Word: segments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Worse still for them is that the President shows strength in almost every part of the country. It may not be surprising that he's a winner in the Northeast (Clinton, 57%, to Dole, 37%). When they're cornered, that's one segment of the map the Democrats can count on. But Clinton also runs even with or ahead of Dole in the South. In Dole's own Midwest, it's Clinton, 45%, Dole, 47%. And in the Western Pacific states, including the 54-electoral-vote bonanza of California, Clinton is favored over Dole by a decisive...
...More women are seeing movies. They are, according to recent surveys, the fastest-growing segment of frequent ticket buyers (up 19% in two years). An adult woman on a date is more likely to choose the movie, and when not dating is more likely to see a film with other women than a man is with other men. Women represent upwards of 60% of the video market, which is where Hollywood makes its real money: video brings in 2 1/2 times as much as the box office does. If there is a large female audience--plus a healthy portion...
...dozen families with a history of homosexuality on the mother's side. Focusing on the female X chromosome that men inherit from their mother (they also get a male Y from their father), the researchers found that two-thirds of the gay siblings shared a distinctive pattern along a segment of their X chromosome. Scientists say the possibility is remote that this genetic pattern would appear by chance...
...other end of the spectrum, some segments of the show are intentionally laden with metaphorical meaning. The fractal segment, in which these exotic patterns become visible on a screen as the Blue Men spread shaving cream with trowels, is significant to Blue Man cosmology. According to Stanton, the unpredictability of fractals, their structure which is both methodical and chaotic, reflects the randomness of modern life and proves that "We [mankind] are not that crazy after all." Goldman is intrigued that "patterns do a thing which nobody expected them to do, which is look more similar the more complicated they become...
...current speaking tour, "A Life in the Theatre," she focusses a great deal on her family as artistic inspiration. Family was the first question raised by Rachel B. Tiven '97, who interviewed the playwright on stage for the first segment of the program. Wasserstein's plays revolve around her family. "Miami" describes a Jewish family vacationing in Miami Beach, and "The Sisters Rosensweig" is based loosely on Wendy and her siblings...