Word: emerald
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...what seems like another lifetime, this lush, mountainous landscape was called the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, a tribute too to the Irish Catholics who settled there. In the 1970s George Martin, the Beatles' former record producer, opened Air Studios and transformed the Leeward island into a hip playground for the international rock set. Paul McCartney, Sting and Simply Red cut albums there, and exclusive villas dotted the shore...
...Roderick Bell, an Ohio state dropout turned businessman, bought two trucks as a tax write-off. Today Bell's firm, Texas American Express, shelters mainly profit. Sales are heading toward $12 million, and 80 freight trucks--whose colors range from salmon to emerald green to pink because employees can pick the shades they please--ply the roads from its modest base in Dallas to the Northeast and the West Coast. Bell is a success--and he has to work harder than ever to stay that...
Referring to Kraft's less-than-diplomatic discussions with Southie natives, Gore sarcastically asked Lynch if he would recommend making Kraft the new U.S. Ambassador to the Emerald Isle...
...Crocuses (or is it crocii?) are sprouting through the meager snowdrifts that characterize winter 1997. The gallow-like wooden steps that protect winter visitors to Widener library from ice-under-toe will soon be removed, and landscapers will begin working round the clock to re-carpet the Yard with emerald sod. Californians will cease complaining about the "brutal" Boston climate. But a plurality of us probably won't notice the seasons changing unless it might be the basis for an essay question on the midterm exam of some forsaken science core...
...three-way dual between Brown, Dartmouth and Navy. Brown is ranked in the top-25 nationally and the team is looking to improve on last year's third-place finish. Brown features an Irish connection with top runners Donal O'Sullivan and Neville Davy hailing from the Emerald Isle...