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Proctor had served in his current position for a mere 17 months. He was appointed in October 1994 after a 13-month search by President Neil L. Rudenstine...
...years, Hollywood has had difficulty finding five best-film nominees and five best-female actor nominees. While the former category is still weak, this year there were more than enough candidates for best female actor. Some female studio executives regard this increase in good women's roles as a mere fluke and not the sign of a shift in Hollywood. Others cite the increase in women directors, producers and executives, as well as the influence of stars like Emma Thompson and Nicole Kidman, who were pivotal in creating "Sense and Sensibility" and "To Die For." Note, however, that three...
Applied to mere sullen neurotics who attack others by withholding themselves, passive aggression is an item of banal psychological jargon. But down at its universal level, the term describes an unseen and mischievous jujitsu of history. It suggests the potent emotional antimatter that begins to glow like a dark crystal when people become disconnected from, and learn to mistrust or hate, the powers that control them (government, political process, corporation, parent, spouse...
Their linemate--J.C. Ruid--isn't too shabby either. He has scored a mere 28 goals and 22 assists...
...could it impose probation when it has pressed for stiffer penalties on Chinese swimmers who failed recent tests? U.S.S. president Carol Zaleski appealed for a clarification. Last month the U.S.S. board of directors said that while it believed Foschi, it had to suspend her. Then FINA issued a mere "strong warning" to Australian swimmer Samantha Riley after she tested positive for a banned but non-performance-enhancing drug. Zaleski reappealed, this time to get Foschi's ban rescinded...