Word: baskets
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Good sportswriters have the talent to take the insignificant and make it universal, to take the minute and make it allegorical. These reporters can describe a last second buzzer-beating basket in a cellar-dweller basketball game in such terms that we are convinced that this one, perhaps lucky, shot is evidence of the triumph of the human spirit. And they also have the talent to depict the sophomoric tendencies and playing style of a Bill Laimbeer in such a way that we're absolutely sure that these minor flaws are embodiments of the devil incarnate...
...surprising tactical maneuver, Sullivan plays Leake under the basket on defense. While this initially seems strange, there are numerous benefits...
...flip side of having Leake under the basket is the fact that the opponent's shooting guard is covered by a forward, usually Tyler Rullman...
Florida is a little too cool and rainy, on average, for the Superbug's taste, and the infestation there was never as serious. But when the fly arrived in Southern California, probably in a fruit basket or vegetable shipment, it felt right at home in the dry weather and summer temperatures that can reach 46 degreesC (115 degreesF). Because the insect is happy eating some 500 varieties of plants (one of the only vegetables it doesn't seem to like is asparagus), it found the fertile Imperial Valley to be a veritable smorgasbord...
...small type or reducing a typed resume, as you may also reduce your readership. Use white or ecru paper with matching envelopes and paper for your cover letters. Don't use bright-colored paper-it will overshadow your message and is more likely to land in the waste basket...