Word: opened
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rectangular canopy chutes, toggles for steering, a knowledge of which way the wind is blowing, no reserve chutes (as compared with skydivers) and a special arrangement of brain cells, participants jump to conclusions from great and forbidden heights, or from little ones where a chute has little time to open. Until they release their chutes, they fall at 60 m.p.h. The end is often unsatisfactory...
Even though I was there for only one day, I miss my friends in Iowa. They weren't tough and silent like I'd expected but welcoming and open. I know if I ever go back, they'll always be there for me. After all, I buy them beer...
...credited higher standards and a field open to all kinds of candidates as creating a good environment for public servants...
...credited higher standards and a field open to all kinds of candidates as creating a good environment for public servants...
Dreben was also an active member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, serving as the body's parliamentarian during the tumultuous 1960s, when he argued for open debate between students and Faculty members over contentious issues like draft deferment and the 1969 student strike...