Word: visiting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cordial conversations. I have often talked to an English Department member at a small Georgia college who somehow lacked the pretensions of his opposite number at Harvard. He and I (an English major) found ourselves to have many interests in common and he actually invited me to come visit...
...camera operator, but first she is looking for work as a file clerk or receptionist. "I want to be able to support my family," she says. And, in fact, her desire to get back her five children is what spurs her on. When a caseworker brought them for a visit, Moody beamed as she fixed them bologna sandwiches. Olivia, 8, dressed in her blue-and-white school uniform, painstakingly constructed a caption for a portrait of her mother: "I miss you a lot. I want to stay with you. I love you so, so much. You are the best...
...Vegas now seems like a giant strip mall of world travel: let's see it faster; let's have it newer; let's not have to go far from home to visit it. Here's a suggestion to my fellow Americans: Go take a stroll along the shores of the real Lake Como, stand beneath the real Eiffel Tower-- and as a bonus, you won't have to have the constant ringing of noisy slot machines in your ears. JIM KERR Del Mar, Calif...
...There isn't much Mahathir can do to the U.S.," says McAllister. "The U.S. is upset at him over currency controls, and Anwar" -- the former deputy prime minister still jailed on controversial sex charges -- "has a lot of friends in Washington." That was in evidence Saturday, as Madeleine Albright visited with Anwar's wife; Gore, meanwhile, will give Mahathir wide berth throughout his visit. The host-bashing is good face time for the veep on a prominent human rights issue; too bad all the cameras are back in Washington with the current president...
...highlight of the concert was the "Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56," known as the Scottish Symphony. Considered one of the composer's great pictorial works, more than 10 years passed between the initial inspiration, brought about by a visit to Scotland, and the completion of the final score. Mendelssohn dedicated the symphony to Queen Victoria. There are few distinctly Scottish melodies or overtones in the symphony and no bagpipe harmonies or haunting folk tunes. The lack of stereotypical Scottish themes makes room for Mendelssohn's own creative energy. The final movement's majestic theme, not heard...