Word: cannoneering
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...question is, Will the impact last? "Every five or seven years, Hollywood gets a wake-up call," says Reuben Cannon, a black producer and TV casting agent. "It started with She's Gotta Have It in 1986. But the studios forget that the most active filmgoing audience is African Americans. If you make films, they will come, but it's got to be a quality film...
...Peter Knight is an arc defined by Gore. Shortly after directing Gore's failed 1988 presidential bid, Knight decided to try his luck at the influence game. Thanks to an old friend and fellow Cornell alumnus, Ken Levine, he landed in 1991 at the Washington firm Wunder, Diefenderfer, Cannon & Thelen. Several partners in the firm, recognizing that Knight's tie to Gore had potential, kicked in about $7,000 each of their own money, in addition to what the firm was offering, to help bring Knight in. Until mid-1992, though, Knight was "negative" at the firm--his billings failed...
...watchdog and historian, the builder of pride and the maker of dignity and meaning in small places. In the little towns in the heart of our country, somebody usually arrived with a press and some typecases even before the churches and schools were built, certainly before a Civil War cannon was installed in front of the courthouse...
...School of Public Health saw many older faculty leave just before the end of mandatory retirement, according to Richard J. Cannon, dean for administration. The school currently employs no faculty over the age of 70. A committee considered various incentive plans, but whether they will be administered is an issue to be resolved in the future...
...Open Reading of the 1812 Overture. All musicians of all levels can join in this open performance of the cannon-filled classic (helium balloons will suffice) Lowell Courtyard...