Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...music industry. Devo, Pere Ubu, the Shoes, the Romantics and 20/20 all parlayed self-financed and independently distributed singles or albums into major label deals. Several majors have attempted to keep abreast of the times by striking up distribution deals with leading British independents--Polydor with Radar, CBS with Stiff, Atlantic with Virgin and A&M with the recently formed International Record Syndicate...
...true to himself: erratically ebullient, enthused, inspiring, as well as dour, bored, cranky and preachy. In a post-debate memo to Anderson, Stewart Mott, a millionaire backer, wrote sympathetically as well as critically: "That fateful evening, you needed to come across as sensational, exciting, lively, endearing. Instead you were stiff, statistical, stubborn, unsmiling-terrible body language. We know you can be 100% better than that in likability...
Student caucus members said yesterday that when CHUL takes the issue up again, it will push for major changes in the rules, which now prohibit outdoor postering except on the kiosks, and impose stiff penalties--a $25 fine on the first violation and revocation of University privileges for repeated violations...
...Dodd seems to have a comfortable lead. He is an ebullient, back-slapping campaigner and the Democrats' sentimental favorite. His father, Thomas Dodd, served in the Senate for twelve years, until he failed to win renomination after being censured for misuse of campaign funds. Buckley, a restrained, somewhat stiff campaigner, lives in the family home in Sharon, Conn., but he is regarded by many voters as a carpetbagger because he served as New York's Senator from 1971-77. Henry Kissinger and George Bush joined Buckley on the campaign trail last week, while Senator Edward Kennedy came...
...prove their classroom skills to the satisfaction of a panel of professional educators in order to remain in teaching. One aim of Oklahoma's internship program is to force the educators at state teachers colleges to improve their own techniques lest their graduates fail the licensing test. Similarly stiff internship requirements have been adopted in Georgia and Massachusetts...