Word: sections
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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While the French were cheering Jimmy Carter atong the Champs-Elysees :he other day, a quiet tragedy was occurring on the front lawn of the White House. One of the monarchs of the grounds was put to death section by section...
...great crack that marks the boundary between two of the earth's shifting tectonic plates. Scientists fear that the ominous rise of the 83,000-sq.-km. (32,000-sq.-mi.) region, nicknamed the Palmdale Bulge, could be the first hint of a future major earthquake along that section of the fault, which lies only some 56 km. (35 miles) north of downtown Los Angeles...
Whatever the cause of the perplexing uplift around Palmdale, scientists have plenty to study in the region. Though the bulge has been rising in most areas, it fell almost 15 cm. (6 in.) in at least one section between Palmdale and Pasadena from 1974 to 1976, a phenomenon that baffles experts. In addition, scientists are disturbed by a flurry of minor tremors, measuring up to 3 on the Richter scale, that have occurred along the fault southeast of Palmdale, since November 1976. Says Don L. Anderson, director of Caltech's seismological laboratory: "Until these recent swarms there has been...
...door prizes and not attracted 25 people." Wayne Granquist, a Carter appointee in the Office of Management and Budget, called attention to the plight of citizens confronted with bad writing. Until recently, applicants for a Citizens Band radio license were advised: "Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, applications, amendments thereto, and related statements of fact required by the Commission shall be personally signed by the applicant . . ." In other words, the applicant should sign the form himself...
...Heaven" is one of the few songs that ever made the rise to fame despite a more-than-seven-minute duration), but the song stands out as an example of Joel's tremendous talent as a vocalist/instrumentalist/composer. From the slow, ballad-like start to the well-rhythmed second section, to the rapid, light-rock middle of the song, Joel controls all the elements of his music as he reminisces about high-school days. Amidst a superb clarinet melody and the fantastic saxophone that Richie Cannata always adds to Billy Joel's music, "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" remains brilliant...