Word: storm
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Some of Lane's signs have a sound scientific basis. Rings around the moon, for example, are usually caused by thin layers of cirrostratus clouds, which often precede storm fronts. But biologists scoff at the notion that the color of caterpillars (which merely signify different species) or where hornets' nests are can tell you anything about the weather. "It's not that we don't take her seriously," says Mike Murphy of the National Weather Service in Nashville. "It's just not the way we approach the science...
Irma Vep seems trapped. The Queen of the Paris underworld is hiding in her attic as the police storm upstairs. Fortunately, she keeps 100 ft. of rope for just such exigencies. She coils it around her waist, climbs out the window and falls, twirling like a runaway yoyo, till she lands seven stories below. Vice triumphant...
...been found to have lung cancer, was being touted by Havel's friends in a Czech magazine called The New Presence. "It isn't a completely absurd idea... A politician of her caliber, as well as her energy and political experience, would take her former countrymen by storm," the article argued. "I'm honored, but it is not my life," she told TIME last week. "I love being an American, and representing the U.S. is the greatest job I could ever have in my life." Not exactly a denial...
WASHINGTON: It's the quiet before the impeachment storm. But make no mistake: Capitol Hill is a hive of activity in advance of Thursday's House vote on a full, Watergate-style inquiry. Top Democrats are pushing hard for a limited Lewinsky probe, but their support is hemorrhaging fast: Reps. Marty Meehan (D-Mass.) and Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) both estimate a hefty 60 Democratic defectors to the GOP proposal. That's not surprising, given the number of Dems in swing districts who might be fatally wounded at the polls next month if they appear to be soft on impeachment...
6.The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger...