Word: urbanity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most recent quake, which follows a seriesof smaller, hidden-fault based earthquakes inCalifornia, is causing a re-evaluation in thedebate about what type of earthquake would causethe greatest urban damage...
...damage caused by this medium-sizedearthquake in such a populated urban area mayprompt more research in the prediction ofearthquakes as a means to evacuate at-risk areas...
Truth teller is perhaps the kindest name that the industry would think to call the actress, whose strong will has often butted against Hollywood's tender backside. She was outspoken in her early plush years, when potent turns in Urban Cowboy, An Officer and a Gentleman and Terms of Endearment made her the movies' most promising -- and delivering -- young actress. She wore her wild streak in public: sex, drugs, locking horns with directors and co-stars. She turned down meaty roles in several popular films (including Broadcast News) and walked off another (A League of Their Own). Her star waned...
Next the young fan played The Darkside, a track built around Donald Byrd's Steppin' into Tomorrow. It starts with a grim, pulsing bass, followed by hard lyrics about urban life: "Come take a trip through the eye of a black man/ Looking out at life like he really doesn't give a damn...
Citing the proliferation of urban violence, illiteracy and drug addiction among the nation's minorities, the law professor called for a "national strategy" to continue the movement for change begun by King...