Word: particularly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mark Chartrand, the owlish chairman of the Hayden Planetarium, is happy to unmask the manipulative strings attached to this particular wizard, a machine resembling a fat steel dumbbell, a monster with 9,000 eyes that moves eerily above the darkened floor of the planetarium. Explains Chartrand: "The machine moves the sun across the sky and accurately reproduces the movements both of the stars and the planets. In a sense it is a machine that can virtually take you any place in any time." The big steel dumbbell is a German-made Zeiss planetarium projector, 12 ft. high weighing...
...fear that the recognition of Engelhard at this particular time may be interpreted by the South African government and its supporters as an indication of official acceptance--or at least tolerance--of apartheid by major American institutions," the legislators wrote...
...that liberty might produce, posters that attacked Mao, praised Teng and alluded favorably to the economic achievements of Taiwan went up at the end of November Peking's "democracy wall." In remarkably open conversations with foreign newsmen, citizens of the capital asked searching questions about nonsocialist political systems, evincing particular interest in that of the U.S. Finally, a wall poster addressed to Jimmy Carter appeared on democracy wall. "We should like to ask you to pay attention to the state of human rights in China," it said. "The Chinese people do not want to repeat the tragic life...
...superpowers (1974): The U.S. and the Soviet Union are vainly seeking world hegemony. The two superpowers are the biggest exploiters and oppressors of today. The imperialists, and the superpowers in particular, are beset with troubles and are on the decline. Countries want independence, nations want Liberation and the people want revolution-this is the irresistible trend of history...
...into the swamp to paddle by, discover Kermit and show him a copy of Variety that contains, by chance, an ad urging "all frogs who want to become rich and famous" to come to Hollywood. But down the road lurks Doc Hopper (played by Charles Durning), who wants this particular talented frog to shill for his fast-food chain, which specializes in French fried frogs' legs. Kermit encounters all of his Muppet Show pals and such assorted human characters as Elliott Gould, Carol Kane and Telly Savalas on his journey to Los Angeles. At one point the Muppets are riding...