Word: blanking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...flavors, ranging from raspberry to chocolate, in contrast to the arcane varieties of table wine. Another attraction is the 5% alcohol content, about half the potency of regular wine. "We're showing people they can still have a good time partying and not get blown away," says Chuck Blank, marketing manager for California Cooler. Yet another selling point is perceived . healthfulness, even though most coolers have as many calories as a similar- size can of regular soda. The beverage appeals particularly to women, who buy about 70% of all coolers sold, yet it has managed to escape the stigma...
...rebel political chiefs who lead the United Nicaraguan Opposition. "For the first time we can count on more permanent support." But the military aid will also put pressure on the contras to show some results in Nicaragua. Insisted Louisiana Democrat and Contra Backer Buddy Roemer: "There will be no blank checks for the contras...
James Butler ("Wild Bill") Hickok was holding aces and eights when Jack McCall shot him point-blank during a poker game in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. The fatal date was Aug. 2, 1876. Hickok did not have a chance to draw for either a full house or his life. The bullet went in the left side of his head and came out through his right cheek, leaving a crosslike exit mark. Pete Dexter's novel is packed with grisly details (the severed head of an outlaw, the emergency treatment of gunshot wounds and syphilis), although not all agree with history. McCall...
Eight thousand of the SAT booklets distributed on Saturday had two pages blank. While the pages were part of an experimental section that had no bearing on the scores, many students were instructed to leave by their proctors after completing two hours' worth of the test...
...such a computer already. He puts on a squeaky little computer voice: "It says, 'What is the observed altitude?' So I have an altimeter, right? I punch in the observed altitude. It says, 'What is the observed temperature in Fahrenheit?' I punch it all in, and the screen goes blank and thinks about it. It pops up then and says, 'The adjusted altitude is 1,800 ft.' " Garlits sets his fuel-air mixture accordingly. The computer knows things he can only guess...