Word: signaler
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Victim of Support. The hostile comments heard in Jerusalem about Henry Kissinger before his arrival there clearly indicated that Israeli officials read one signal correctly-namely that Washington no longer automatically considers U.S. and Israeli interests in the Middle East to be more or less identical. But Jerusalem seems not to have digested this fact; the insouciance with which the Rabin government, at a time when the U.S. is in its worst recession since World War II, sought another $2.5 billion in military and economic aid on credit demonstrates that. Even within Israeli government circles there is a lingering feeling...
Tiger Snarls. Not content with the routine ("Jim Jones is not at home. At the signal, please leave your name, number and message. Beep"), increasing numbers of Americans are loading their telephone answering devices with creative and amusing greetings, often in verse and music. Electronic answering has become not only a fad but something of an art form...
...conniving femmes fat ales, Mata Hari and Delilah pale by comparison to female fireflies of the genus Photuris. Like other fireflies, these nocturnal, winged beetles send out short, rhythmic flashes of light as part of a special signal system that attracts males of the same species. The female Photuris practices a deadly variation of this ritual. It modifies its signal to mimic the flash pattern of different species of fireflies and thus lures unsuspecting males. Once they are in reach, the female devours them...
...pianist had just played a smooth, neatly-groomed transition from a Schubert style sonatina to "Maple Leaf Rag," and a light bulb above my head flickered, and dimmed to about half. This was his signal in start the show. A cheap alarm clock was quickly adjusted and wound to keep taos off the length of the performance, and actress Lina Harvey dashed on some eyeliner. Jack Blessing mumbled about needing to hop to the John and everyone spread "Syntax" and kisses around for good luck. In a few seconds they all darted off onto the stage to begin the show...
Lawrence said he proposed the resolution, which had been approved by the group's executive committee, "as a signal to the Kennedys" that Cambridge favors location of the archives in Harvard Square...