Word: packed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...much repeated piece of West Texas lore has it that mesquite traveled up from Mexico a century or two ago in the droppings of pack animals. This seems to be false, an effort possibly to blame the noxious plant on foreign influences (a Mexican might point out that in Texas, it was the Anglos who were the foreigners). Mesquite evidently is a native, but drought and overgrazing of the land apparently have encouraged it to spread until it has become an epidemic. Years ago, the Indians of the Southwest lived happily with the stuff. They used mesquite for fuel, shade...
Mark Fusco picked up the pack at the blueline and the loose a screamer that Dennis managed to get his stick in front of but couldn't latch on to. The rebound bounced nicely out to the stick of Chalmers, who gently backhanded it into on open met for a 1-0 Crimson lead and the game-winning goal...
...well in hockeydom. The kings of J.V. pack still have one obstacle lying between them and a season-ending 12-game winning streak, and a formidable obstacle it is. The Budweiser kings, a team composed primarily of ex-Divisional I and II varsity players, will waltz into Bright Center Saturday afternoon and give the Crimson their toughest battle of the season...
...country may have gone camera crazy, all decked out in snouty lenses, fancy light meters and the designer bags needed to pack the paraphernalia. But amateur photographers using amateur equipment still get all too many amateur results. Underexposed or blurry pictures, for example, that never show up in those happy photo-equipment advertisements...
...made of four glass elements that Kodak claims are "close to theoretical perfection." The camera's electronics and flash systems are powered by a new lithium battery that lasts for 2,000 exposures, easily the life of the camera. Most revolutionary of all is the revolving film pack. The new cameras use a thin, 2½-in. -diameter plastic disc that is priced at $3.19. The disc slips into the camera's hatched back and is turned by a motor for each of its 15 exposures...