Word: blanketed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Warm, slightly fuzzy, and comfortable. These adjectives might well describe your old favorite blanket. But they apply equally well to the newest release from the Cincinnati band The Afghan Whigs. Formerly on the Seattle-based Sub Pop label, the Whigs' are now bringing a solid dose of grunge pop-rock to the major label Elektra...
...system that has made labor too costly and laborers too lazy. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl sharply criticized his countrymen for undermining the work ethic that forged the postwar economic miracle. "We cannot organize our country like one big recreation park," he said. Although Europeans still treasure their blanket of social protection, "they now see its tendency to crush the economy," says French economics professor Jacques Bichot...
...those who bother to ask, the answers can be sobering. Investing abroad involves risks not found in the U.S. -- currency swings, political instability and limited information among them. Particularly in smaller markets, liquidity can be a problem. At the first hint of trouble, investors could blanket international funds with redemptions. Unlike mature exchanges in New York, London or Tokyo, many young foreign bourses may not be able to handle a big sell-off. "It's as if you walk into your neighborhood Burger King at 11:30 and say, 'I would like 400 hamburgers, please,' " quips Acorn manager Wanger...
Nothing like two years of unremitting public contempt to throw a wet blanket on a party. The 36th convention of the Tailhook Association, the Navy and Marine Corps carrier pilots society, took place in San Diego last weekend, and it was a somewhat more low-key gathering than the bacchanalian riot that occurred the last time the organization met, two years ago in Las Vegas. Back then, the attendees sexually assaulted dozens of women, and their behavior resulted in 40 disciplinary actions, 11 court-martial investigations, the resignation of a Navy Secretary, the near firing of the Navy...
...better law would control a drinkingenvironment with restrictions," Jewett said. "I'mnot in favor of a blanket prohibition that ends at21...