Word: finnegan
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Although the Nobel Prize Committee specifically cited these contributions, the public has latched on to Glashow's more recent hypothesis--that of the "charmed quarks." A testimony to what the imaginative selection of scientific names can do ("quark" originally comes from Joyce's "Finnegan s Wake"), charmed quarks are the next thread in this complex tapestry of theories. But while ingenious, the discovery of charm has no bearing on the awarding of the Nobel Prize. "No," Glashow bellows if you imply otherwise, "the citation from Sweden expressly doesn't mention charm. This is something else altogether...
...want to see the same old Timilty-White show?" Boston School Committee President David Finnegan asked over and over again while campaigning in the preliminaries. Yes, Boston voters answered on September 25, but now they may be having second thoughts. Although the names are the same, this time there are a couple of differences...
This notion has been taken to Boston's streets--particularly into the homes of the 58 per cent of voters who, as Timilty's latest ads tell us, "voted against Kevin White" in the preliminary. Back in September, there were four major candidates for the mayor's office, including Finnegan and State Rep. Melvin H. King. And if the campaign managers disagree on most points, they'll both readily admit that somebody will be elected mayor on November 6--and the key to the election is the King/Finnegan vote...
...Fanger, professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, hit the floor after hearing the question. "I'm not used to making public confessions of that sort," he blushed. But then he opted for a "professorial comment." "It's always seemed that the bathroom might be the ideal setting for Finnegan's Wake," he surmised. "In my experience, Finnegan's Wake is best approached in short takes rather than in long segments...
Catholics strained their superlatives, with reason, in assessing the significance of the visit. Said the Rev. John Finnegan, a theologian and pastor of Boston's St. Anne's Church: "The very fact that the Pope is coming to such an enormous welcome in the country, and that he will be received at the White House-well, it's something that could not have happened even a few short years ago. Remember, we are only 100 years or so away from 'Rum, Romanism and Rebellion' in our presidential campaigns." Said James Maher, a student...