Word: shrug
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...What impresses Gore's strategists as they pore over videos of Bush's previous debates is the governor's discipline - his ability to stay focused on his message and shrug off an opponent's barbs. But when he needs to, they say, Bush has shown himself capable of going on the attack. "Which George Bush is going to show up - the one who stayed on the high road with Ann Richards, or the one who was really low-road with John McCain?" says strategist Paul Begala, who is playing Bush in Gore's practice sessions. "I don't have...
...Liebermann employs all the tools of the up-to-the-second composer--he even has a website, www.lowellliebermann.com--he too is quick to spurn the cheap irony of such trendy postmodernists as Britain's Thomas Ades (Powder Her Face). "We live in a sarcastic age," Liebermann says with a shrug. "A lot of intellectuals are uncomfortable with genuineness...
WellMed is designed for anyone who has ever answered the question "When was your last tetanus shot?" with a sheepish shrug. Registration and setup are about a 10-minute process (more if you have a lengthy medical history), in which you provide information about your emergency contacts, allergies, blood type and primary-care doctor and are assigned a log-in name and password. WellMed organizes the data into what it calls your WellRecord. This doesn't replace your physician's record, but it becomes your personal storage and communication tool. Doctors, far-flung family members, insurance companies and laboratories...
...tape. Soman has more. A mother asks me how to get inside. I shrug. Another guy breaks away from his friends and runs...