Word: touche
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...royal family, entrenched in their notions of duty, have successfully isolated themselves from the British public, to whom their duty ostensibly lies. This fact is as true today it was during World War II. Of course, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne do the requisite charities. But do they touch people, both physically and emotionally the way that Diana did? Unlike her royal counterparts, Diana touched people with leprosy and AIDS, and was instrumental in changing public perceptions of these diseases. Her ability to connect with people, especially those who were suffering, proves that she was not merely performing a "duty...
...particularly enjoyed Dilip Gaonkar's presentation on the problems of losing the object-domain in cultural studies--this is a mistake Harvard is prone to make, given the tendency in the social sciences to lose touch with reality and expound in one's theories," he said in an e-mail message...
Fassbinder lends the most charming touch to Biberkopf's life, though, with the addition of Mieze, a girlfriend almost radiant in her innocence. Her devotion to Biberkopf is reflected in her willingness to prostitute herself so that she can afford his little extravagances, including liquor and a pet canary. Fassbinder ingeniously uses lighting techniques so as to make Mieze appear to glow in every scene, and this luminescence is especially effective when compared to the dank atmosphere of the rest of the film. Even some of the periodic "quotation" screens which accompany the film refer to the charms...
...mentions casually that she is in touch with "higher beings...
National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson George Peterson said Denver had just bought the plane and had performed three practice touch-and-go landings at the Monterey Peninsula Airport. He then told the tower he would be flying for about an hour...