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Clinton Nixes Nuke Option The President has excised protracted thermonuclear exchange from the Pentagon?s playbook, but limited use of nuclear weapons remains an option...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Front Page | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

Paul Frohock '79, the ambitious playwright-actor-director who tries to mold Forbidden Fruits deals with a small, rural town with latent ambitions. A corporate nuke, Mr. Prometheus (David Lamb), charms the townspeople into believing his promises about the advantages of having a nuclear power plant in their town. The naive, eager community leaders, led by their mayor (Roy Stevenson), embrace the idea behind the plant and the potential wealth it promises. Only one maverick breaks the unanimity of the town's acceptance. Bailey, played haphazardly by Doug Floyd, questions the wisdom of having such a destructive potential in such...

Author: By David Dalquist, | Title: Almost Is Not Enough | 11/29/1997 | See Source »

...they are even making their own decisions. Sunbeam's most advanced toaster, for instance, can sense voltage fluctuations and adjust its toasting time accordingly. Panasonic's electronic rice cooker uses a fuzzy-logic chip to choose a suitable cooking temperature. The latest microwave from Sharp decides how long to nuke leftovers. (It also displays recipes and cooking instructions on its digital face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHAT'S COOKING | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...ripped into modern American culture with zest, blaming the spiritually devoid lives of teens on pervasive media-influenced materialism. On the Block-buster Video and Wal-Mart policies forbidding NC-17 videos and many CD's: "I personally would like to blow up Blockbuster...I would like to nuke Wal-Mart...

Author: By Jordan I. Fox, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Oliver Stone Hits the Couch at HFA | 10/3/1997 | See Source »

...find yourself in a fight, never strike first, but when you hit back, hit hard. Pick your time and place, and nuke 'em. Do not worry about making enemies. The right enemy will be a sign that you're growing up and that God loves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPEECH FOR A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE | 6/9/1997 | See Source »

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