Word: touche
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When somebody said the chef did have a great touch with omelets, Molly made the sort of face I became familiar with when our own children were growing up. I associate it with a painfully evocative phrase that one of my daughters used at an early age for food she found revolting--"guts and throw...
There were also hints of trouble at Aberdeen long before Simpson was locked up. Lieut. Colonel Martin Utzig, commander of the 143rd, formally scolded him in January for jabbing a female recruit (superiors are not allowed to touch subordinates in training) and transferred him from Bravo to Alpha Company. And another drill sergeant with the 143rd was booted from the service earlier in Utzig's tenure for inappropriately touching a female student. This may have led Utzig and others to believe the problems were being properly handled, but it could also have masked a more serious breakdown in the chain...
...this machine; now we'll get to the gear talk. The Infinia comes crammed with everything that makes it the perfect machine for your whole family: gamers will love the thundering sound from the built-in speakers and subwoofer. A small module that snaps into the monitor offers one-touch access to the TV-tuner, radio, CD- player and answering-machine features. The top model, which sells for $3,548 with a 17-in. monitor, includes a Pentium-200 processor, a 3.0-GB hard drive and an 8X CD-ROM drive. The machine also comes with a fantastic collection...
...buzz JULIE COHEN, Home PC: "The Infinia is totally different from any other computer in its overall style and the components it includes. They did a nice job of coming up with a fresh design. The 'in-touch' module in front is remarkably convenient...
...Dreamworks' scary new title, Goosebumps, based on the book series by R.L. Stine. Kids nine and up can explore a haunted village and solve clues as they try to find a way out. Video clips of the cd-rom's main character, Lizzy, and her friends add a realistic touch to the adventure, while visits to haunts like the Full Moon Cafe--with its menu of scrambled brains and blood pudding--add to the eeriness. The game mixes parent-stumping logic puzzles with a rich landscape that kids will find endlessly intriguing. ($44.95; Dreamworks Interactive...