Word: soft
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they began moving through Soweto and Tokoza at dawn. If a murderous gang was going to shoot up a bus, throw someone off a train or cut up somebody on the street, it was most likely to happen as township dwellers began their journeys to work in the soft, shadowy light of an African morning. The four became so well known for capturing the violence that Living, a Johannesburg magazine, dubbed them "the Bang-Bang Club...
...could be a major step toward the Communist government's recognition in the West. Still, State Department spokesman Mike McCurry was quick to say that opening liaison offices in Washington and Pyongyang would be "conditional on an overall agreement" on North Korea's nuclear program, and the White House soft-pedaled its announcement today. While the Pongyang meeting goes on, nuclear experts from both countries will also meet in Berlin.KIM JONG'S NOT ILL? Don't believe rumors that Kim Jong Il -- the seldom-seen heir apparent to the late Kim Il Sung as North Korean head of state...
...material has a consistent sweetness. Pidgeon's voice is light and agile -- it couldn't fill up a concert hall, but she never overtaxes herself and instead achieves an understated, coffee-bar intimacy. She wrote or co-wrote almost all the album's music. She is accompanied by the soft, unhurried, breezy sounds of a piano, acoustic guitars and strings...
...with 15 deaths locally; Carlos himself claims 83 victims worldwide. But the legend that credits him with the most notorious terror acts of the past two decades and links him to violent groups in France, Germany, Japan and especially the Middle East is diminished by bungled missions, unimpressively soft targets and years of dissipation from high living and alcohol consumption. While Carlos hid out in the Middle East over the past 10 years, intelligence forces often cleared their blotters by blaming the elusive mastermind for their unsolved cases. Now that he is safely lodged in cell 258187 of Paris...
Corporate sponsors included Pepsi, which paid $2 million to be the concert's official soft drink; Apple Computer; and Haagen-Dazs. A Haagen-Dazs spokesman explained why his company wanted to be linked to the festival: "This is a progressive event dedicated to the idea that people can have it all. Peace on earth, great music, high tech, great family life that blends perfectly with our message -- reward, indulgence and nutritional balancing." Also Vanilla Swiss Almond...