Word: stares
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When you come to bat, dare to swing against Oakland native Dave Stewart, the game's most feral competitor, whose "death stare" would spook Cyclops. Or face Bob Welch, the first American League pitcher since 1968 to win 26 games in a season. Try hitting a grounder through the A's stingy infield. And if you hope to rally, ponder the presence of ace reliever Dennis Eckersley, who has issued only seven bases on balls in two years. You can run but you can't walk...
...company of Oscar Arias, the Nobel laureate and president of Costa Rica, and the flip side shows nearly a mirror image, only this time Fisher is with the president of Guatemala. Turn to a nearby print, and you'll see Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is fixing you a stare...
Here is Scorsese's definition of the wise-guy philosophy: "Want. Take. Simple." They are animals, and watching GoodFellas is like going to the Bronx Zoo. You stare at the beasts of prey and find a brute charisma in their demeanor. You wonder how you would act if you lived in their world, where aggression is rewarded and decency is crushed. Finally you walk away, tantalized by a view into the darkest part of yourself, glad that that part is still behind bars...
...second time in a decade, the Middle East is on the verge of a war without Israel at the epicenter. Not yet, anyway. As Iraq and the U.S.-led forces massed against it continue to stare each other down, the Israelis have their own worst-case scenario: cornered and desperate, Saddam Hussein launches dozens of missiles at Israel, followed by jet fighters bristling with chemical bombs. Some penetrate Israel's defenses and rain death on Tel Aviv and Haifa. ^ Saddam is hailed -- albeit posthumously -- as a hero of the Arab masses...
Viewers could only stare in outraged fascination at Saddam's staged-for- television meeting with the hostages at an undisclosed location. In several rambling and convoluted monologues, he offered kindly explanations of how they were not human shields to be used in a war but a prevention against danger. "Your presence here," he told the captives, "is meant to avoid war. You are not hostages." For all the piety, he occasionally lapsed into the malign, warning that Iraq would "destroy any aggressor." After 45 minutes of playing Mr. Nice Guy, Saddam departed with a wish that he could have stayed...