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- 511: French Nuclear Testing
- ... health risks, but the French economy just lost a contract to build 40 jets and French goods are being boycotted by a number of nations. Environmental agencies warn of the damage to the life and rock around the blast atoll. Defense Minister Charles Milton said, "Nuclear Tests should not be mixed up with the question of arms and industry contracts." Milton invited any scientist to attest that no wildlife was affected, after the tests have taken place. France states that because the blast is deep inside an underground volcano, no radioactivity can escape; it is kept inside the rock. However, the French Atomic Energy Commission published that 3 out of 200 French nuclear tests since 1960 have affected the Mururoa atoll in some harmful way. Australian Environmental Minister John Faulkner said, "nuclear testing is ...
- 512: Hank Williams Jr.
- ... of MGM Records. As proud as he was of being the son of Hank Williams, Hank got tired of being in his father's shadow. In high school, known as "Rockin' Randall," Hank played contemporary rock, however, that had to be kept secret from all his traditional country fans. He also liked to listen to rhythm and blues, however, these types of music were looked down on by many in Nashville. Later in his career, Hank even released a couple of rock singles under the name Bo Cephus on Verve Records, a subdivision of MGM. The split between what he wanted to do and what he was expected to do , along with his long-term alcohol and ...
- 513: Biography of Bob Marley
- ... rhythm and blues and Jamaican mento. Mento was the first of the reggae styles. (The term reggae is commonly used as a collective designation for a number of successive forms of Jamaican pop music-ska, rock-steady, poppa-top, and reggae.) By the late 1960s, influences from United States rhythm and blues, Jamaican folk rhythm, and dub (rhythmic, improvised verses) were synthesized into the rock-steady and poppa-top styles, and Marley emerged as a rising talent in this new genre of Jamaican music. In 1967 he converted from Christianity to Rastafarianism, a religion that has had a pr ofound ...
- 514: The Work of Stephen King
- ... the evil one's wrong doings, i.e. the evil twin story. The mystery and inclusiveness of small town America plays a key role in a large number of books written by Stephen King. Castle Rock is the perfect example of a small town used in a few of King's books. It was used in Cujo, The Dead Zone, and The Body. It is a small town in Maine, which happens to be King's home state. It's name came from a lake in Wisconsin. There is actually a town called Castle Rock in Maine now. There are also other examples of the utilization of small towns. In the Dark Half King manages to make Pittsburgh look like a small town located in Maine. In Gerald's Game ...
- 515: Events Of The Civil Rights Mov
- ... Why it began B. What happened II. Emmett Till A. Said "Bye-Baby" to white woman B. White woman brother and husband kill Emmett C. Both men found not guilty of their crimes III. Little Rock Nine A. Gov. Faubus denies entry B. Pres. Eisenhower ordered troops to integrate Central High School C. Ernest Green first black graduate of Central High IV. James Meredith A. Denied by the University of Mississippi ... saw that it was everyone's business. The murder of Emmett Till gave the first spark to the civil rights movement. A few months later Mrs. Rosa Parks did not give up her seat. Little Rock Nine On September 25, 1957, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus was pushed to the side by President Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower, ordered federal troops to integrate Central High School. Nine black students desegrated Central High School, after ...
- 516: Influence Of Chinese And Irish
- ... melted and presented another hazard to the Irish and Chinese. The melted snow would rush down the mountains in the form of flash floods, killing hundreds, and stripping the camps of supplies (Howard 334). Avalanches, rock falls and mud slides posed yet another danger. Tunneling, by means of dynamite and nitro, would loosen snow, rock, and earth that would tumble down on lower camps (Howard 234). At one point, Central Pacific workers were above Union Pacific crews when a blast knocked two-ton boulders loose and sent them hurtling down ...
- 517: Alone with Nature
- ... through in a last minuet attempt to catch a worm so it may feed the yearning mouths of it's young. The rough dirt trail ends and you are brought to the base of a rock. Your feet reach for the unfamiliar footholds of the high rocky promontory, anxiously scrambling up the streaky pinkish rock ready to explore any new treasures that lie beyond you. Once on top, you gaze down and see it all- the crystal clear stream brilliantly reflecting the sky, the vast landscape consisting of the towering ...
- 518: Kobe Bryant
- ... it this time.'" What about the block? If Russell was fouled, he would have gone to the line for three free throws. "In the NBA, just like the game of life, you just have to roll the dice," Kobe Bryant says, sitting in his locker, surrounded by a horde of media. "You're never gonna win a championship unless you roll the dice. I'm willing to do that." The Lakers win the next two games, extending their record to 11-0. The second, a rout of the crosstown Clippers, was Harris' 500th win. At 9 ...
- 519: The History of Stonehenge
- ... the upright stones still bear the hammer marks of the builders. The great stones or lintels which, were raised up to link the tops of the upright stones, are not merely straight edged slabs of rock. Each was carefully cut on the curve so that when they were assembled they formed the outline of a circle. The lintels were cut to a tapering shape so they would appear to be straight ... doubt they were far from being primitive savages. They selected at least 75 blocks of the tough sandstone, which occurs naturally as loose boulders, known as sarsen, stones. The sarsen stones were shaped with small rock hammers, a The lintels were placed on top of the upright sarsen stones and were locked in with the peg- and-socket method used in carpentry. The lintels were cut on edge so that when ...
- 520: Creative Story: Everything Ends
- ... man" or one of his "best friends" would find her. What would she do? She began searching for something sharp - like a twig or a stone. Her hand enclosed on a smooth metal oval-shaped rock. Then, she remembered that it was a swiss army knife which she stole from the house as she made her escape. After shrugging off practicing how to use the knife, Jennifer concluded that when the ... woman who continuously showed up at his house. Jennifer loved her father, and wished that she hadn't run away. But she loved singing and making music even more. After all, she was the new rock sensation; often compared in popularity as the Beatles of her generation. Nobody could get enough of her, especially the old brown Chevrolet. Everywhere she went, a brown Chevrolet followed her. When she went on tour ...
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