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...This is very unusual," said National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Bruno. "It's a very cold, very wet September" in contrast to the very hot and humid summer, Bruno said...

Author: By H. NICOLE Lee, | Title: Rainstorm Dampens Campus | 9/24/1994 | See Source »

...First I had a pair of hiking boots, but they weren't waterproof and I stepped in a puddle," Gerlovin said. "Then I wore sneakers, but they had holes. Now I've got these boots on. It's still wet, but I don't care...

Author: By H. NICOLE Lee, | Title: Rainstorm Dampens Campus | 9/24/1994 | See Source »

...could the natural riches of Vu Quang remain unknown to outsiders for so long, especially given the crowded conditions in much of Vietnam and the relentless deforestation taking place? Part of the explanation lies in the region's steep, ragged terrain and exceptionally wet, sweltering weather conditions. The mountainous spine that divides Vietnam and Laos traps moisture evaporated from the South China Sea, creating an unusually stable but inhospitable climate. Incessant rains during the rainy season and dripping fogs during the dry season nurture a slick algae that add a treacherous coating to rocks and other surfaces. That may explain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ancient Creatures in a Lost World | 6/20/1994 | See Source »

...Wet Dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 10 Most Popular Names for Boats | 6/20/1994 | See Source »

...were the merest, dearest emotional travelogues. They alighted on a dream here, a resentment there; they poked at a feeling until it sang a perky or rhapsodic Alan Menken tune. Nothing was lacking in these terrific movies, but something was missing: primal anguish, the kind that made children wet the seats of movie palaces more than a half- century ago as they watched Snow White succumb to the poison apple or Bambi's mother die from a hunter's shotgun blast. Disney cartoons were often the first films kids saw and the first that forced them to confront the loss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: The Mouse Roars | 6/20/1994 | See Source »

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