Word: balloons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jordan uses the ball as a balloon to carry him from the foul line to the basket in one leap. Bird uses it as a torpedo, which he zips through opposing defenses and into the hands of an open man. Johnson uses it as a charm to hypnotise opposing players...
...Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) also praised Thornburgh at the time of his appointment, calling him a "man of competence." Competence is the main theme of the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign. Completing the Republican ticket with a "man of competence," would easily deflate the Democratic balloon...
Haven't had enough of arts festivals yet? Try the Acton-Boxborough Jamboree of the visual and performing arts 10th anniversary celebration. Taking place at the Acton-Boxborough High School's campus, the festival will feature hot air balloon flights and perfomances by mime Michael Trautman, the New Orleans jazz band, street singer Stephen Baird and the New England Brass Quintet. Permormances Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Telephone...
Leaving aside the high-profile pantheon of De la Renta, Adolfo and Herrera, some of the hottest young designers are building their collections and reputations around traditional Latin styles. Fernando Sanchez's luxurious lingerie, Isabel Toledo's topstitched, balloon-shaped skirts, Angel Estrada's sexy satin bustiers all have an unmistakable flair that is setting the standard for many designers across the country. "A Latin sensibility in fashion design is apparent in nuances," says Penny Harrison, a co-founder of Hispanic Designers Inc., "in a certain flair, elegance or the use of vivid color...
...Soviet politics and how he has applied them to the organization of the conference. Perhaps surprisingly for a man who was born in the closed society of Stalin and rose to prominence in the closed-minded society of Leonid Brezhnev, Gorbachev knows about the straw man, the trial balloon and the bandwagon effect, and has used them in a subtle and effective campaign to make sure that he can win next week's game of perceptions...