Word: virtually
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...appears capable of literally getting his arms around any problem. A bear of a man, 6 ft. 3 in. tall, he dominates almost any room he walks into, wrapping his thick arm around a shoulder to cajole or bully a colleague into giving him what he wants. Given virtual carte blanche by the White House to reform the agency, he has cultivated the congressional intelligence committees that are also demanding change. But most important have been his ties with the Defense Department...
...Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe since 1991 (apparently in gratitude for the help he gave Mugabe's independence struggle in the 1970s), Mengistu lives in luxurious exile in a government-supplied villa in an exclusive suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, safe from repeated extradition requests. He remains in virtual seclusion with his wife and at least one son, under strict instructions to keep quiet. According to some reports, Mengistu has purchased other properties in Zimbabwe, and serves as a "consultant" to the country's security services. The consultancy, however, may be of a very personal nature: late last year...
Convinced that smelling is believing, Arizona-based Ferris Productions Inc. last week unveiled the Experience System, a virtual-reality game station with an olfactory...
...test-sniff report: though it is relaxing to smell "brine" while virtual scuba diving, the cybertrees in the "forest" begin to hint of Pine-Sol after a few minutes, and a flight though the "atmosphere" leaves a trace of burning tires...
...this instructional software from Books That Work, budding green thumbs can design their own realistic gardens on an easy-to-use computer grid, dragging and dropping into place any of 800 plants and flowers. Advanced features let users take a 3-D tour of their creations or watch the virtual gardens blossom and fade as the seasons pass. One tip: Don't add water. (Books That Work...