Word: hammerism
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...members of the bridge design review committee met for three hours downtown here Friday, in an effort to hammer out their recommendation about the controversial Charles River interchange portion of the artery...
Cole calls dance tunes "the rock music of the '90s," and it's not necessary to have the vision of Nostradamus to see how dance music is dominating the sound and sales of contemporary pop. M.C. Hammer, Madonna, even the rightly reviled Vanilla Ice have taken dance, with some rap overlay, and spiffed it up for the mainstream. "It started as a minority situation," says Clivilles, a deejay in a New York City club when he met Cole five years ago. "But now it is moving into major markets...
...usual, we were led by the women's weight people," Harvard's Leslie Carson said. The Crimson dominated the throwing events as Co-Captain Cathy Griffin led the way, winning the hammer throw and the discus, while coming in second in the shotput. Nicole Carkeek led the Crimson sweep of the shotput, while Stacey Caldwell's win in the javelin set the tone for another 1-2-3 Harvard finish...
...junior standout captured first in the hammer throw, the shotput, and the discus. Her impressive 158-ft. 1.25-in. hammer throw places her among the top field athletes in the nation...
When he writes, O'Rourke retreats to a third-floor hideaway in his New Hampshire home. It's a manly place, replete with fireplace, dark wood paneling and mementos of his world travels scattered about. He shows no interest in computers, choosing instead to hammer away on an IBM electric typewriter. Up close, O'Rourke, like many funny writers, comes across as a fairly normal guy. He holds doors open for women, he likes kids, and he's proud of a tangy hors d'oeuvre he fashions from sliced cucumbers, black pepper and the cheapest vinegar...