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...actually proposed this to king of prod them,to get them to move a little faster on it," thevice mayor said

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Official Proposes Ban On Bikes in Commons | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

...which investigates accidents, has exhorted the Federal Aviation Administration to be more aggressive in studying, monitoring and regulating the way following aircraft navigate wake vortex. Now, even if such turbulence fails to account for Flight 427's crash, the Safety Board has trained sufficient attention on wake vortex to prod the FAA into action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Air Safety: A Bump in the Sky | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...real-life brawler whose father is in prison for murder. "Oliver played an incessant barrage of wild music to get you going. The crew would jam the music, then fire shotguns into the air." All the actors felt this electricity, like a searchlight or a cattle prod. "Oliver shot at a feverish pace," Sizemore says, "54 days and no standing around. It was managed chaos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Stone Crazy | 8/29/1994 | See Source »

Here's the latest Clinton plot twist: Can Dan Rostenkowski prod the big health-care bill through his Ways and Means Committee before he's indicted on low-rent financial-irregularities charges? With the fate of the entire presidency allegedly resting on the shoulders of this unlikely hero, one can only note that even Melrose Place pays some obeisance to the notion of ^ plausibility. Still, we all want to see what happens next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monitor 1600 | 5/30/1994 | See Source »

...seems inevitable that large segments of the Harvard population will be tempted by the prospect of seeing pieces of their collegiate existence captured on screen to rush to the theater. These same people may also prod non-Harvard friends into going for the same reason. The ensuing waste of valuable IQ-point-hours will be appalling...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: DARTBOARD | 4/16/1994 | See Source »

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