Word: light
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...attitude shared by Marquez, a former executive at Monsanto--quashed that idea. In early 1997, Bush's team held a series of private meetings with oil-, gas- and chemical-industry leaders and invited them to draft a plan for a voluntary emission-reduction program. The secret meetings came to light last summer, when an Austin activist named Peter Altman filed an open-records request. Despite cries from environmentalists, the plan passed the legislature, in only slightly tougher form, last year. Bush says he is proud he got the grandfathered plants to the table, and to his credit, no Governor before...
...roast ultimately cast the spot light on Crystal's talents as a comedian--perfect timing and dead-on impersonations--and Crystal brought down the house...
...Easy or not, in light of the creative energy that Hutchence invested in his original performing days, a comparison is certainly warranted. Pegged as an electronic based pop band in early days, the INXS sound spanned the spectrum from edgy subdued funk with distinct R&B roots to folky hard rock evocative of the Rolling Stones; it even dabbled in carefully orchestrated power pop. It is not clear that the band's eclecticism was largely due to their departed bandleader's impetus. On this solo effort, Hutchence is a veritable vocal chameleon, at times crooning dead on impressions...
...There is no object so foul," Emerson says, "that intense light will not make it beautiful." This aphorism, reflecting the 19th century's core faith in progress and reason, could be the guiding premise behind Roger Martin du Gard's expansive novel, Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort. A memoir of the eponymous character, the novel is a testament to reflection and self-examination. Maumort, born in 1870 to an old landowning family in the Perche region of Northern France, strives to illuminate his past while his family estate serves as quarters for a Nazi regiment during the German occupation. Focusing...
...through a spectacular desert wasteland the group stumbles upon a mysteriously abandoned scientific settlement. Meanwhile, group membership has started to decrease. Apparently, something on the planet likes to eat people alive, which gives us the warning about being afraid of the dark: these creatures are physically hurt by the light and will only eat you alive in the dark. Good thing it's never night because there are three suns, remember...