Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...surge of flare-induced current was blamed by Hydro- Quebec officials for shutting down the power company's system and blacking out parts of Montreal and the province of Quebec for as long as nine hours. These startling phenomena were shrugged off by Sacramento Peak's Neidig. "A really big flare," he says, "can produce enough energy to supply a major city with electricity for 200 million years...
...plants, and private corporations operate them. During the Reagan Administration, the report said, Energy Secretary John S. Herrington inadvertently encouraged unsafe practices with a "buddy bonus system" and a "mind-set" that rewarded production over safety. An unidentified executive who "allowed health and safety to deteriorate" received a big cash bonus, and was praised as an "outstanding manager and leader" by Herrington's Under Secretary Joseph Salgado...
...leaders hold their first postelection summit in Madrid this week, the big question is whether Thatcher's weakened position will cause her to be more conciliatory on two key proposals: a social charter intended to safeguard workers' rights and, more important, the eventual establishment of a single currency managed by a European central bank. Emboldened by the erosion of Thatcher's political strength, her fellow summiteers may decide to press on toward European unity, whatever her objections...
...Joker is a pycho who finds humor in everything, but especially in killing people. ("I am the world's first fully functioning homicidal artist," he tells Vale.) For the Joker, killing is a release of the pain and boredom of his pretoxic-waste life as a big-time gangster. In his own way, he is as driven as Batman...
...same goes for "Big Ole Butt," which, you guessed it, tells about the Continuing Adventures of Mr. Sex. The message in the song is clear: Sex solves all the problems of a horny, young man. Thanks for clearing that up, Dr. Cool...