Word: greenes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sneddon's shocking dismissal came just in time to give Harvard a boost against Dartmouth Saturday night. Coach Bill Cleary had forward John Weisbrod slated to play defense against the Big Green in Sneddon's place, but switched back to normal formation when Sneddon showed up an hour before gametime...
Since the dawn of the Green movement, critics have argued that environmentalists exaggerate the dangers that humans pose to planet earth and understate the resilience of nature. Historically, the naysayers have had a key influence on policy: they weakened the original Clean Air and Clean Water acts, and Reagan officials James Watt and Anne Burford nearly destroyed the Environmental Protection Agency. But a worsening environment has put the naysayers on the defensive as they struggle to explain ever dirtier air, moribund forests and lakes, oil spills, desertification and the ozone holes over the poles...
...artiste who was called in a few months back to work on the project. Tympani speaks his credo midway through the first act: "Optimism isn't reassuring. It's stupid." Harris convincingly portrays Tympani's pessimism. And he is also effective when Tympani daydreams beamingly about owning a "pale green diner" or going to the movies...
...slower, more poignant section. On "Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)," Joel's driving guitar-based verses about the destruction of New York faded into a gentle piano conclusion. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" harkened back to Joel's younger "days hanging out by the village green," and stirring versions of "Piano Man" and "And So It Goes" graced the three encores...
...baskets at the Star Market are filled with poinsettas and cookie cutters, tinsel and candy canes. Hershey's Kisses no longer come wrapped only in silver--now they are red and green as well. And even the Massachusetts lottery has a holiday bonus--scratch away the Christmas stockings...