Word: cloude
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...drop whatever they are doing and head north. But there is not much farther north to go, and the terror among local residents is palpable. The Caribbean island's volcano, belching, smoking, fuming for two years now, is giving hints of a cataclysmic blow, as the dark, telltale cloud of white-hot debris shoots high into the sky. "It's the first thing you see when you wake up and the last thing you see when you go to bed," says Audrey White, 51, a farmer who was forced to evacuate her home two years ago and has been living...
...glass debris and even globules of blood collected from the crew for medical tests. But when Vinogradov popped his head inside and peered around with a flashlight, he found that the place looked surprisingly undisturbed. The darkened instrument panels were covered with a layer of sparkly frost, and a cloud of white crystals floated about like fireflies. These were thought to be the remains of a bottle of shampoo that had ruptured in the vacuum...
...interesting. Rushdie talked about the corrupt politics, the poverty, the strife and the poor attitude of the people. But India has also been responsible for many great minds, philosophers, physicists and artists. India's 50th anniversary of independence is a time to look at the silver lining, not the cloud--a time to fill people with hope, not despair. LAXMI NAIR Boston
Observers reported two loud explosions at about 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Hampshire St. and Cardinal Madeiras Way. The underground blasts blew off a utility entry port cover, releasing a five-story cloud of brown and blue smoke...
...lieutenants were let off the hook despite a particularly damaging account by DeLay, who admitted he informed GOP rebels he would vote with them if they moved to unseat Gingrich. Despite the admission, participants said DeLay attempted to soften his confession by saying he made his decision in a cloud of exhaustion after working 18 hours straight. Later, Boehner and Army got on their hands and knees, admitting they had entertained "hypotheticals" about a Gingrich replacement. By meeting's end, all three said they were sorry for failing to nip the revolt in the bud the moment they caught wind...