Word: surf
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there are hands attached to most of the slot machines, which occasionally gratify with spurts of change. It is the busiest time of year in the new Atlantic City, which has high hopes of becoming the Las Vegas of the East, and the ebb and flow of the surf has given way to an even more soothing sound: great sums of money changing hands...
...York State Museum in Albany, where it had been on display from the 1890s to 1978. The dolphin pool, or "tray," is visible from almost every vantage point in the building, its rippling surface broken by the frothy play of four bottle-nosed dolphins. Recorded sounds of surf, sea birds, sea lions and even snapping crustaceans can be heard on the escalator rides...
...past two months Beirut has again been rocked by artillery duels between competing militia groups. The latest outburst of violence reached its climax last week on a warm Sunday afternoon when the Mediterranean was a deep, shadowy blue, with only a suggestion of surf, and the beaches were crowded. Suddenly, unaccountably, the Christians and Muslims both began to shell the area. The carnage: 20 dead and 270 wounded. How have the 1 million Beirutis been coping with the relentless destruction of their once beautiful city and the periodic slaughter of their people? Reports TIME Middle East Bureau Chief William Stewart...
...loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean," wrote Mark Twain about Hawaii in 1908. Time has not altered that verdict. The palm trees still sway in the cool breezes, the Pacific surf still spills across powdery white beaches, and the scent of lei still perfumes the air. Yet amid its travel-brochure lushness, Hawaii is struggling to cope with a surge in crime, a slump in tourism and the social strains caused by two decades of rapid growth. Laments Honolulu Mayor Eileen Anderson: "We've lost the feeling of 'Aloha' for one another...
Existence today often means escaping from the latest Oscar award acceptance speech only to be trapped within earshot of a disc jockey who considers it a felony to fall silent for a second. Some 5,000 radio and TV talk shows fill the air with an oceanic surf of gabble, a big fraction of it as disposable as a weather-caster's strained charm. It is easy to snap off and tune out, but it is not so simple to elude real-life blather. Try to get away from it all, and soon a stage-struck airline captain will...