Word: backyard
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...drew on the skills and methods he had learned from the S.A.S. when forming his own commando team of "Charlie's Angels." "Charlie was the best that any army could produce," says an S.A.S. officer. "The difference is that we were operating in our own backyard. He was operating over thousands of miles. Lady Luck was with us, she let him down...
...their part, the allies must try to broaden their limiting regional perspective and recognize that their first line of defense may no longer be in their backyard. They would be protecting themselves by joining the U.S. to stop Soviet threats to Southwest Asia and other strategically important regions. The European Community should streamline its cumbersome system of consulting so that it can more quickly respond to U.S. initiatives and to international challenges. Together the U.S. and its partners should do some contingency planning for Third World crises. Says Bertram: "If the crisis had been over Berlin and not Afghanistan...
Wedding Band tells the story of Julia Augustine, a Black seamstress who lives in a secluded backyard where Herman, her white lover of ten years, can pay inconspicuous visits. In Childress' South Carolina of 1918, "mixed" affairs must be kept as clandestine as possible to prevent public humiliation, ridicule, or surprise late night visits from the local Ku Klux Klan. The two keep to themselves, celebrating their tenth anniversary alone in her shabby room with a small wedding cake. They profess undying love for each other and hope for the day when they can go North to marry. Yet guilt...
...three oases, and some 1,700 others across the country, are certified participants in the Backyard Wildlife Program. Sponsored by the Washington-based National Wildlife Federation, the program aims at providing urban and suburban refuges for wildlife. Backyard habitats also benefit their human owners. Families become versed in natural lore, often increase the value of their property and save energy by staying home and watching the warblers. Membership is limited to those with three acres or less...
...backyard conservationists often produce remarkable results in a tiny space. In Elgin, Ill., Derr and Peggi Andrlik's 140-ft. by 140-ft. lot is shared by 100 ducks, red foxes, squirrels, wood-chucks and a doe, as well as Pedro and Caspar, two pyrrhuloxias that have taken up residence 1,500 miles from their natural home in Mexico. A habitat in Thomasville, Ga., owned by the Robert Boissieres, abounds with shrubs, trees, vines, wild flowers and grasses; it has become a refuge for a wide variety of birds, including an occasional giant pileated woodpecker. Now that...