Word: solidator
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Piano Lesson, play-wright August Wilson once again explores the rich dramatic territory of family resentment, memory and loss. It is a moving, haunted drama that travels from sadness to comedy with deftness and elegance. From a solid first act to a second act which approaches genius, Wilson combines a dazzling lyricism with a world-weary awareness of the unfair lot of Blacks in America--the same combination that won him a Pulitzer Prize as well as a Tony for his last outing, 1987's Fences...
...Texas things may get still worse before they get better. This year Republicans are pushing to gain a solid foothold on the supreme court, and that means a dizzying round of spending. The newly appointed interim chief justice, Republican Thomas Phillips, says he would like to cap individual contributions to his campaign. But he still plans to raise $1.5 million. His Democratic opponent, sitting Justice Ted Robertson, intends to raise the same amount. "It's not a pleasant task to seek out contributions, but money is the name of the game. Do you know what 30 seconds in prime time...
...newly designed booster rocket had failed during a test firing at a Morton Thiokol plant near Brigham City, Utah, causing an undetermined delay in the faltering effort to resume U.S. manned space missions. At the same plant, five workers were killed when nearly 100,000 lbs. of solid rocket propellant for an MX missile section accidentally ignited. Since a similar fueling procedure is used for the shuttle boosters, that problem must also be solved before the next U.S. manned space flight is launched...
...game featured solid goaltending on both sides, with both Harvard goalie Jennifer White (20 saves) and Kelley Coyne (22) making crucial stops...
...ruddiness. Vanderbyl sheets would go nicely in a Christopher Alexander house. Alexander, a Berkeley architect and urban theorist, has lately turned his militantly humanist attentions to office furniture. No workstations or open plans for him. Instead, Alexander and his colleagues have designed mass-production desks and bookcases that are solid and reassuringly old-fashioned, classic but not hokey...