Word: tranquilizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hulks of four 372-ft. cooling towers and two high-domed nuclear reactor container buildings were scarcely discernible above the gentle waters of the Susquehanna River. Inside the brightly lit control room of Metropolitan Edison's Unit 2, technicians on the lobster shift one night last week faced a tranquil, even boring watch. Suddenly, at 4 a.m., alarm lights blinked red on their instrument panels. A siren whooped a warning. In the understated jargon of the nuclear power industry, an "event" had occurred. In plain English, it was the beginning of the worst accident in the history of U.S. nuclear...
...life that had slowed somewhat. Her children were grown: her son Ryan had turned 22; her daughter Allison would be 19 in April. And her husband Bruce, well, he was gone, moved out several years ago following the divorce. The two-story colonial on Cricket Pass, in a tranquil planned community between Baltimore and Washington, should have started to feel a little quiet. After all, Tripp had traveled the world for years with Bruce, a lieutenant colonel in the Army. Fluent in German, she had arranged visits for Congressmen around Allied headquarters in Europe, and in the late 1980s...
...history's practical joke," says Beschloss, that a man who so admires activism became President in the tranquil, prosperous '90s. Political survival has required him to tack left and right, bending to the times, and diluting the power of any convictions he may claim to have. But Clinton believes he can still be the one who turns the nation's face to its future. "To me, it could hardly be more exciting for the United States, because things are going well for us. We know there are challenges on the horizon, and yet we have the luxury of meeting them...
...coffee and pie, the meeting breaks up. The ladies of the club climb into their cars and drive home on roads crowded with commuters bound for night duty at Airborne Express. Some of those long-distance commuters are no doubt thinking about moving to Wilmington. It's such a tranquil little town...
...best tracks on the yuletide compilation, Tracy Chapman delivers an exquisite cover of a Christmas standard. She gives the album her interpretation of the traditional song "O Holy Night." The simple guitar picking provides the perfect undertone for Chapman's deliciously rich, deep voice. In a similarly tranquil tone, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds present an original piece entitled "Christmas Song." While a recorded version appears on the Dave Matthews Band's independent debut album, this track is a live Denver performance from February 1997. With two acoustic guitars and one illustrious voice, the song speaks quietly of the love...