Word: weathermen
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...Argentine acquaintances preempted me before I could even finish translating my sentiments into bad Spanish. “What about the Weathermen?” they asked. Though I had vaguely recalled hearing the name before, I admitted that I didn’t remember who the Weathermen were. Needless to say, the debate was over...
...launched to push Americans to remember and revive Longfellow’s memory. According to their Web site, the effort has sent Longfellow “Activity Kits” for classroom and library use to all interested schools in the U.S. named after Longfellow, contacted regional and national weathermen with quotes from Longfellow’s poetry appropriate for all types of weather forecasts, and ensured the production and distribution of a first class stamp honoring the poet, which will debut in March...
SENTENCED. Lynne Stewart, 67, civil rights lawyer known for her frequent pro bono work and defense of prominent clients including mobster Sammy (the Bull) Gravano and members of the left-wing terrorist Weathermen; to 28 months in jail for aiding terrorism by relaying messages from her client Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman--who is serving a life term for plotting to blow up New York City landmarks--to his militant allies; in New York City. Prosecutors had sought a 30-year term. Stewart, who is battling breast cancer, said the ruling was a "great victory against an overreaching government...
...packaging, color and graphics are the result of what television and the newsmagazines have been doing for a long time." Leaning back in his chair, Neuharth, 61, turns to the paper's full-page weather map. "This is a direct, absolute steal from Willard Scott and other TV weathermen." Neuharth pauses. "The question is, can you redo it in a way that makes folks want...
...need for clocks, weathermen or juries in Basin City--Sin City to you. It's always night, always raining and every dispute is resolved personally, often by a bullet to the groin. Men are the walking wounded, with scarred faces and psyches. Women are trophies, to fight for, possess or smash. Noir doesn't get gnarlier than in the corpse operas of Frank Miller's graphic novels or Robert Rodriguez's ultra-vivid movie of three of them...