Word: pete
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...death sentence: he tells her she will die the following Thursday. At first, Lanie is incredulous, but when Jack’s other prophecies start coming true, dread and desperation seize her. As Thursday fast approaches, she begins to reevaluate her life and priorities with the help of Pete (Edward Burns), a camera operator at her news station with whom she has a rocky relationship...
...when I showed up at Raratu Lodge, near Havelock North on North Island, ready to get down to the ranch and shear some sheep, proprietor Pete Hill was quietly amused. Forget New Zealand's shepherding heritage?nothing could get him to herd sheep, even if he had any. "Field lice," as he called them, were far too stupid and too prone to disease. Seeing my city slicker's crushed expression, he did offer me the chance to douse a few of his dairy cows with a de-worming bath, but the intermittent late summer showers ruled that...
...Pete explained that Raratu, a hillside haven of fast-growth Californian pine and olive groves, was more of a lifestyle farm. "A life-sentence farm, some would say," he added dryly. Still, guests can get involved if they like. Some help plant a few pines but most just use this as a peaceful base for visiting wineries and beaches...
...that night there was one important farming chore I could help with. Possums, the fast-breeding, vegetation-devouring scourges from Australia, were overly fond of Pete's young trees. Beneath a sky brilliant with stars, I swept the trees with a portable searchlight designed to mesmerize the marsupials mid-meal. In the space of an hour we found three, and with a light crack from his .22, Pete sent them to possum heaven. As much as I enjoyed helping out, I found possum-fur blankets a little hard to bear afterwards. Call (64-6) 874-7990 for reservations...
Harvard has traveled a shabby path these last days. The original action of the administration in refusing the Student Council permission to sponsor a concert by Pete Seeger raised questions of the utmost importance. And the administration’s decision yesterday to permit the concert, as long as Seeger is treated as an artist and not a political figure, makes it absolutely clear that their policy strikes at the vital heart of Harvard’s commitment to free inquiry...