Word: virtually
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Algiers for harboring pirates. Afterward, a medal commemorating the event was inscribed with the words, "Algeria Fulminata" [Algiers Struck by Lightning]. In much the same vein, President Reagan could announce our successful blitzkrieg on the unruly Quadaffi in Libya in April, 1987; at the time, the U.S. still enjoyed virtual Sun King status in the West...
GELL: A plot summary, my friend, does not make a good review. Let's get to the basics. Although this movie showcases a lot of interesting technology (I especially liked the virtual fireplace), at its heart, it is an action-adventure film. Unfortunately, there is very little action involved. While the viewer gets a good glimpse of Jack Devlin, who has been sent to kill Bennett after she gains knowledge of an attempt to sabotage the Internet, the viewer learns little about the actual mastermind of the plan and his intentions. Instead, the viewer catches glimpses of Jeff Gregg...
...wants an independent candidate for President to break up the duopoly enjoyed by the two parties. And in a TIME/CNN poll, nearly a third of the voters say they would vote for Powell in a three-way race against Clinton and Dole, putting the retired general in a virtual dead heat with the candidates of the two major parties. Moreover, the poll shows that if Powell were the Republican nominee, he would edge Clinton by a few percentage points. In the Republican field, Powell is preferred by 22% of G.O.P.-leaning voters, second to Dole's 43% and well ahead...
...inevitable merchandising. The new retrospective album of reggae great Bob Marley, Natural Mystic, contains three full pages in the liner notes plugging "Bob Marley Official Merchandise," such as T shirts and knit caps. And continuing enthusiasm for Hendrix--he sold 3.5 million albums last year--has spawned a virtual cottage industry. A documentary about the guitarist by filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker is currently in the works; an interactive Hendrix kiosk is on tour; and a $60 million Jimi Hendrix Museum is under construction in Seattle...
...little time ruling that the images--which included pictures of women having sex with animals--were obscene. But his case raised the tricky constitutional question of which locale's community standards should have been used to make that judgment: Tennessee's Bible Belt, California's Bay Area or the virtual community of cyberspace...