Word: motionful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...resolution, introduced after State Representative John F. Melia made a motion to reconsider the earlier resolution, avoids any specific mention of the UFW. It does, however, support the UFW position on the right of the farm workers to choose their own union in "free and fair" elections, and it condemns growers who force their workers to accept a union chosen by the grower alone...
Skylab's most recent problem came only a day or so after Bean and Space Rookies Jack Lousma and Owen Garriott had finally overcome a bad case of motion sickness brought on by their exposure to zero G. During the initial stages of their mission, the crewmen-especially Lousma, who vomited several times-were barely able to perform routine housekeeping and experimental chores. But their "stomach awareness," as NASA euphemistically called it, was quickly overshadowed by the oxidizer leak...
...increasing number of players with "tennis toes." The condition is characterized by the discoloration of toenails-usually on the longest toes-which turn bluish-violet. Sometimes they even come off. It is caused, Gibbs says, by hemorrhaging that occurs beneath the toenail when the player stops abruptly; the forward motion of his body slams his feet into the tips of his sneakers with enough force to bruise tissue and rupture small blood vessels. Tennis toes are somewhat painful, but the average tennis player plays on. For those seeking treatment, Gibbs recommends cold compresses and rest. Actually, it is easier...
...assure that every minute detail was consistent with the word images of the original book. Taylor made excellent use of the Panavision wide screens by means of some dramatic aerial photography that emphasized the breathtaking width of the Mississippi. But dramatic, breathtaking, and expensive photography cannot carry a narrative motion picture over its rough parts, and herein lies the picture's fatal problem...
...only that C.D.C. will seek an "appropriate degree" of representation on Texasgulf's board. Fighting back, Texasgulf filed suit in Houston to block the tender offer; a federal judge issued an order restraining the offer until Aug. 6, when a hearing is set on the company's motion for an injunction...