Word: snow
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prepared for the unexpected in Memphis. The only certainty of Memphis weatheris that it will be hot in July and August. TheCity has been known to experience tanning weather,snow and highs in the 80s during the same week.Bring both sweatshirts and stores...
...something unintelligible. Thousands of Italians waved flags for Tomba; when Teruel completes his run, he looks around for cheers and finds none. One French volunteer gives him a thumbs-up sign and two others clap. Spectators in the stands by now are as rare as daisies in the snow. The photographers have gone off for lunch, and the TV crews are preparing their Tomba stories. Still, the man now in 85th place hopes there will be more watchers for his second run, if only to see Tomba come out to collect a bouquet. If Alberto wins today," he offers gamely...
...Winter Games are more informal and convivial than the Summer ones. At Les Saisies, a picturesque winterscape of red bridges in the snow, where the first women's biathlon in Olympic history was being held, snowballing was actually the favorite event, and children bobsledded without benefit of sleds. Scores of jolly Norwegians sang folk songs around an accordion and swayed in place, beating time with the poles of enormous Norwegian flags. But even here clocks were ticking everywhere, and as the athletes set off on lonely 25- minute journeys, instants were getting ready to be replayed in the pause...
...white void, no clouds, just an even whiteness. The radio announcer advises that "a storm warning is in effect for northern New England. We'll be seeing some snow this afternoon, turning to sleet and freezing rain later in the evening, so stay off the roads if you can help...
...real, unofficial master of ceremonies of the Games would naturally be the weather. One balmy day of 55 degreesF warmth gave way to huge chunks of snow, falling relentlessly for almost 24 hours and leaving a foot of the white stuff on Val d'Isere. The next day, however, dawned guiltless again. The Chinese delegation drank champagne and sang such favorites as Salute the World to ring in the Year of the Monkey. Visitors looked forward to hearing Beethoven's Ode to Joy, which would accompany every Unified Team gold. And the World Sugar Research Conference was taking place...