Word: sea
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...waters, but at the end of the week both transmitters attached near her blowhole had come loose, forcing researchers to try to track her visually. The trick for J.J., her keepers say, will be to remain free of aquatic bacteria, avoid killer whales and learn to feed herself at sea. Still, spirits were high as the Conifer returned to port. "I've got a cold one waiting at home," said a grinning Yip. Then he amended: "Bud, of course...
...Confronted with Jones, the great pseudo-populist James Carville started to sound like a Saltonstall from Beacon Hill. "You drag hundred-dollar bills through trailer parks, and there's no telling what you'll find," he sniffed. Carville trashing trailer parks! It was like Shamu making fun of Sea World. The liberal cave-in was good news for lechers everywhere. A boss paws his employee, drops his drawers, asks for some non-job-related assistance, and the feminist establishment wonders whether this really can, in fact, within the confines of the law, be called, as a technical matter, you know...
...effects elements, whether it's a sprinkling of computer-generated desert dust or the vaporous Angel of Death. Some scenes would be virtually impossible to draw by hand, such as the flight of more than 16,000 Hebrews from Egypt and the spectacular 4-min. parting of the Red Sea--a sequence that is taking an estimated 300,000 man- and computer-hours to complete. The overall visual style is inspired by the epic filmmaking of director David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia), the ethereal biblical illustrations of 19th century French artist Gustave Dore and the paintings of Impressionist Claude Monet...
DIED. ATHELSTAN SPILHAUS, 86, scientific jack-of-all-trades; in Middleburg, Va. A deep-sea thermometer and weather-friendly covered skyways were among his futuristic designs...
...this produced some memorable players. Look around. There's Lenin arriving at the Finland Station and Gandhi marching to the sea to make salt. Winston Churchill with his cigar, Louis Armstrong with his horn, Charlie Chaplin with his cane. Rosa Parks staying seated on her bus and a kid standing in front of a tank near Tiananmen Square. Einstein is in his study, and the Beatles are on The Ed Sullivan Show...