Word: makeing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...inclined to agree. There is an irritating delay between the moment I tip my head to the left and the time the images move to the right. When I reach to grab an object, there is no physical sensation of hitting a solid surface. When I do make contact, my hand is as likely to pass through the object as to connect with...
...finally manage to maneuver myself in the direction of the floating yellow keyhole that is my gateway to the next imaginary environment. I can visit a virtual kitchen (complete with drippy faucet and ticking clock), take a virtual picnic (featuring 3-D sound cues from buzzing gnats) or make an appearance at the Mad Hatter's tea party. But by now I've broken out in a clammy sweat, and I've become acutely aware of the people lined up behind me waiting their turn on the machine. Have they been watching me wrestling spastically with my DataGlove? Have...
Americans have always tended to overpersonalize hostile forces in the world. The vilification of Saddam Hussein is only the latest example. His mug shot now hangs on the walls of various U.S. government offices in Washington. There it joins those of other comandantes, party bosses and maximum leaders who make up the U.S.'s most-wanted list...
...they think they can solve the crisis of the moment by getting rid of the scoundrel of the hour. Experts on Iraq have conjured up a number of post-Saddam "succession scenarios" that would be no improvement on the current situation. "There are people waiting in the wings who make Saddam look like an eagle scout by comparison," says a top U.S. intelligence official...
...refugees are a problem for Jordan's King Hussein, whose country lacks the resources to cope with the human tide. Last week Jordan announced that it was temporarily closing its border with Iraq because of "concern for the health situation of the arrivals and to make suitable arrangements for their stay in Jordan." Nevertheless, two days after the announcement, the border reopened and thousands of people came pouring in. As the plight of the refugees continued to worsen, an international relief effort picked up steam. In Geneva a United Nations official said 30 to 40 tons of emergency aid, including...