Word: standing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...actors," Lucas is proudest of the digital Jar Jar: "We have the first photo-realistic character that acts." Jar Jar, for whom actor-dancer Ahmed Best was both the voice and a rubberized stand-in, took years to develop. "He was Tex Avery cartoonish in style," says Chiang, "with large eyes and a big mouth." He was given short ears, but Lucas insisted on long ones. The comically androgynous shape came later...
...been in Washington Park. He probably took a bus--the last cheap and anonymous transportation left to an American fugitive. He hooked up with three dozen classmates, who had flown down together. Though many had supported him, Tom's presence, for once, was a downer. One girl wouldn't stand next to him in photos, and many just pitied him. When they returned, news of his whereabouts traveled quickly. One tearful girl called a detective directly...
...BROCCOLI Among all the cancer-fighting vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage stand out, especially in cancers of the bladder. Regardless of how many fruits and vegetables a group of 48,000 men ate, only those consuming broccoli and related cruciferous veggies reduced their risk of bladder cancer, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Broccoli and its kin may fight cancer by detoxifying organisms in the gut that would otherwise trigger malignancies in bladder tissue...
Unafraid of confronting their elders, Maria, Fabiola and Nevada are proud of what they've done--and plan to keep doing. "We're the new generation," says Nevada. "One day you're going to have to stand up on your own two feet for something you believe in. Why not get an early start...
...nine-year-old fourth-grader at Littlewood Elementary School, Will has united classmates, teachers, recycling firms and other local companies in a bid to rid Gainesville's school grounds of trash and develop youth recycling programs. Says Will: "I knew that if I did it, the other kids would stand up and do it too. We don't do it if adults just lecture...