Word: signalizes
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...show, or is the President really serious about setting a new tone? Europeans have reason to be skeptical. Last week's rhetoric of shared values and a common way forward sounded a lot like the rhetoric of Bush's previous fence-mending trips. And Bush himself seemed to signal that not all that much had changed. When asked about the "old and new Rumsfeld" - a reference to the U.S. Defense Secretary's recent self-deprecating remarks about his use of "Old Europe" to refer to France and Germany - the President interjected: "Same old Bush...
...missions from Viacom boss Sumner Redstone is to freshen the image and, more important, goose the profits of Paramount Pictures, the most geriatric of the Hollywood studios. So when the company's new Mr. Big showed up at the iconic indie-film festival, media types saw it as a signal of revolutionary change...
...understand what it is and why we have it. Nasty though it is, pain plays a valuable role in our overall health. Doctors liken it to an alarm system for the body. When skin, cartilage, muscle or other tissue is injured, peripheral nerves in the area send a shrieking signal to the spinal cord and brain. The immediate result, usually processed in the spinal cord: you pull your hand away from the stove, you shift your weight off the broken bone, you sit down. All pain signals ultimately land in the brain, where they trigger thought ("That was dumb!"), emotions...
...said-in another display of the blindingly obvious-that "Beijing's military modernization and military buildup is tilting the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait." China branded Goss's comments "irresponsible" and said that "the U.S. has outrageously interfered with Chinese internal affairs and sent a false signal to the advocates of 'Taiwan independence...
...clear message to our students and to the world that scholarship is an exciting vocation and that the world of ideas, which all of us love, is a joyful world that must be cherished and supported. The enthusiasm of our scholar-president for teaching and research sends an unmistakable signal to the world that scholarship is precious and that what we do is important...