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...felt like an away match and I think that affected the way I played the first game," said Clark, who lost the opener, 15-10. "I mean, everyone--including the Secret Service--would clap for [Cristiani]. It was weird...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Racquetmen Ruin the President's Day; Tigers Succumb, As Cristiani Looks On | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

Ironically, on the day of this letter's publication, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl presented in Bonn a 10-point program that would lead to the ultimate goal of reunification. Kohl addressed his proposal to the West German Parliament, which interrupted his address to clap their wholehearted approval. "Nobody knows how a reunified Germany will look," Kohl said. "But I am sure that unity will come, if wanted by the German nation...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: A Reunification Primer | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

...between points. patrons are permitted to clap politely, and 15-year-old girls that aren't grunting and throwing tantrums and beating Martina Navatrilova on Court Nine are allowed to squeal "Yay, Andre!" Criticism is out of the question. Booing is blasphemous. Whistling is acceptable for protesting particularly egregious line calls, but only the players can yell and scream. And they do, in direct proportion to the amount of complaining they do about crowd noise...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: "Quiet, the Bor-meister is Serving" | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

...with deft Rasta inflections. "A little stronger in the beat. It feel harder, with more aggression. I sing it more aggressive. I'm getting older. Music is a weapon. You can use a gun for murder, or you can use it to defend yourself." That's the choice: clap hands or put them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Directions for The Next Decade | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

...further delay would mean the downfall of the government. He said that if necessary, Britain would "act on its own." When the Cabinet asked Chamberlain to pledge no further compromises, he said, "Right, gentlemen. This means war." As he spoke, one witness recalled, "there was the most enormous clap of thunder, and the whole Cabinet room was lit up by a blinding flash of lightning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blitzkrieg September 1, 1939: a new kind of warfare engulfs Poland | 8/28/1989 | See Source »

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