Word: tree
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...score one for tree huggers turned fire bombers: the lynx is no longer a forgotten feline. But aside from that meager p.r. coup, the group committed as much an act of self-destructive futility as of terrorism; the fires didn't halt Category III, which Vail Resorts said would proceed more or less on schedule. The blazes won't even delay the start of the ski season...
...track is ramrod-straight, and according to Bob, accidents are rare. "Mostly you'll see breakdowns and burnouts, nothing dramatic." Many of the souped-up vehicles possess more bells and whistles than a groaning Christmas tree. Bob points out the "snorkels," bulbous protuberances on the hoods of many of the dragsters for scooping in air. Bob himself opts for a "tunnel ramp," a double carbeurator set-up that does much the same thing. "Some of them use nitrous oxide--you know, laughing gas--because it gives you a lot more power," Bob nods toward the tell-tale white spurts coming...
...Buchanan's children enjoy the yearly romp and the search for the perfect apple-bearing tree...
Harvard's underclassmen-laden golf team battled characteristic ocean-front conditions including 25 mph winds, widely varying green conditions and penalizing tree-lined fairways to post a two-day 638, good enough for a top-10 finish at the 47-team field of the New England Inter-collegiate Golf Championships...
...heard a loud screech and then a bang," said a female Winthrop House student who said she heard the accident while in the Winthrop courtyard. "At first, I thought someone had hit a tree, it sounded so loud...