Word: touche
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Orson Welles knew, border towns are spiced with a touch of evil. They are nebulous nether regions where allegiances are shady and the rules change within the space of a dozen yards. Tex-Mex, the cuisine born of that uneasy schizophrenia, retains some of the intrigue of its homeland. Few innocent consumers should be bamboozled into believing, for example, that the stale tortilla coated with brown paste and overflowing with sour cream and jack cheese might with pride be called a burrito, or that the proper recipe for guacamole calls for mayonnaise. Just as Hank Quinlan--the crooked cop Welles...
...Wheaton knows how to talk to the refs, and he also knows the rules of soccer--usually better than the refs do. In the Yale match, the referee took a direct kick away from Harvard after Stauffer faked a touch on the ball. The ball was never played by the Crimson, thus possession should not have changed, but the referee could have issued Stauffer a yellow card...
...think it's a good way to keep in touch with the class for the rest of my life," Reynolds said...
Staff members said Peretz has been in touch with the senior executive board, providing feedback on topics and giving suggestions for articles...
...that students can register for section, find the availability of an obscure book in the library system, hunt down syllabi, and keep in touch with friends and family by computer, committee members said the University should examine the implications of the new technologies...