The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon The Manchurian Candidate (1962) The Manchurian Candidate (2004) The premise of the story involves military members brainwashed to assist in the election of a political candidate who is secretly working for an enemy of the U.S.
The Legion of Boom is a term for the secondary (safeties and cornerbacks) of the Seattle Seahawks since 2011. The current starting players are cornerback Richard Sherman as well as safeties Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas.
Location of a boom. In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the foot (bottom edge) of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The primary action of the boom is to keep the foot of the sail flatter when the sail angle is away from the centerline of the boat.