Word: shells
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Recovery has been delayed, said Heller, because "the consumer is still shell-shocked by unemployment." And with good reason. The jobless rate has hit 10.8%, leaving nearly 12 million Americans out of work. Heller cited statistics indicating that about 20% of all households are directly affected by unemployment and that another 40% feel threatened by mounting layoffs. The TIME board predicted that the jobless rate will reach 11.3% in 1983's first quarter before beginning to drop slowly. Even by the end of 1983, unemployment will still be hovering around 10%. "The unemployment problem is not going away quickly...
This movie is like one of those new glues that are propped up near the cash register at the hardware store: it promises to bond two entirely incompatible substances forever. And as with the exotic epoxies, you know what will happen even as you shell out your cash; the job is going to fall apart the minute you look at it too hard...
...They exchanged it for a boat that would be usable in House crew," Parker says. "We didn't use [their shell] very much and eventually sold it," he adds...
Faced with an equipment disparity that threatened the integrity of the House crew competition, the House Masters eventually voted to forbid Eliot from using its boat in intramural competition. For a few years, Eliot continued to practice in its new shell, switching to a University-owned model only for the annual House competition. But eventually they decided they would rather own a slower boat they could use than a faster boat they couldn't. So Eliot made a deal with crew Coach Harry Parker...
...blues, rock and jazz tribute to the holiday season, with guests Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, and Johnny's daughter and wife, Rosanne and June. It's been 27 years since Johnny landed in Memphis and during tonight's walk down memory lane. Cash is set to visit the band shell in which he played his first concert...