Word: camped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...order to compare any surviving DNA with samples from his descendants, including perhaps his grandson George, who reached the summit in 1995. Then they covered the body with rocks and read the Anglican service of committal before descending 10,000 ft. for a few days' rest at their base camp...
...Probably not. Just as science fiction or horror camp does not request suspension of disbelief from the viewer, neither does this sort of prequel ask for surprise or wonder at its revelations. Instead, it tries to evoke satisfaction as it confirms rumors. The prequels have come forward somehow to prove or embody the faith of Star Wars fans, but it is a gesture that hardly satisfies anyone with taste or with a real appreciation of the originals. Lucas gives us mind- and eye-candy. Give us instead a good movie: we would know what to do with...
...while I can never understand the full extent of the madness that drove some in Los Angeles to camp outside of the Mann's Chinese Theater for three weeks, or which inspired international fans to fly to the United States next week just so that they can see it before it opens abroad in July, the excitement in the air is contagious. My only hope is that all the hype has not constructed a reputation for "The Phantom Menace" that it cannot possibly live up to. The trilogy wasn't great because it was popular or because it made...
Meanwhile, a few new faces have entered the fray, with Buttenwieser University Professor Stanley H. Hoffmann joining Berkowitz's camp, and Jeffrey P. Swope '67 of the Boston law firm Palmer & Dodge signing on as counsel for the three Faculty members of the Docket Committee...
...that the government has decided not toplace all of the refugees in a camp, Botka doubtshis services will be needed...