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...carefully Knotted--strong colors but no too flashy. The men will smile their shining white teeth and the camerapeople will worry about the glare. All the face will be carefully pancaked to prevent sweat--remember Nixon. The moderator and the panelists will be introduced and the audience will clap politely...

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: Open Your Briefing Books... | 10/10/1992 | See Source »

...Ears will talk about his economic plan, Elvis will talk about his economic plan and Poppy will nod paternally. The audience will clap politely...

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: Open Your Briefing Books... | 10/10/1992 | See Source »

...course, the announcer welcomes "our first Philippinian ((sic)) racer" and changes his name to something unintelligible. Thousands of Italians waved flags for Tomba; when Teruel completes his run, he looks around for cheers and finds none. One French volunteer gives him a thumbs-up sign and two others clap. Spectators in the stands by now are as rare as daisies in the snow. The photographers have gone off for lunch, and the TV crews are preparing their Tomba stories. Still, the man now in 85th place hopes there will be more watchers for his second run, if only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Even In Alberto-Ville, Everyman Lives | 3/2/1992 | See Source »

...Burger band members take the stage. "I won't know if you like it unless you make some noise," Minicucci announces as he tells the audience to move closer. The band starts with Love Is in the Air and Minicucci quickly works up a sweat as he bounces, points, claps and raises his hands to the beat of the music. The players wield their mallets in unison, pounding out a strident, pulsing beat. A number of the Choate students stand up and clap. Others follow, and some dance around as the sounds of well-known tunes like Downtown rebound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wallingford, Connecticut Calypso Rocks A New England Village | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

...fear for his life. Last week, after pondering the possibility of being jailed for his silence, Kgase decided to talk. And what he had to say in Johannesburg's Rand Supreme Court against Winnie Mandela, the wife of African National Congress (A.N.C.) leader Nelson Mandela, resounded like a clap of thunder. Yes, said Kgase, Mandela and her bodyguards were guilty as charged: they savagely beat him and three other young black men in her Soweto home in December...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: Back on The Stand | 3/18/1991 | See Source »

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