Word: cake
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...candidates had to display their skill at writing mail-order copy-filling in blanks opposite catalogue pictures of rich chocolate cakes, golden Oregon peaches and those dwarf Christmas pines. The blend of gush and gusto that makes Bear Creek so successful is hard to match. Of the dwarf pine, one applicant writes, "A tree-mendous way to remember Christmas." Holmes and Stump groan. And groan again when confronted by "It's love at first bite"-about the nine-layer chocolate cake ($18.95 delivered...
...heartbreaking beauty who from Vogue's cover projects an ancient soul can act eight years old in her mother's presence. "Mommy, I have a toothache," she will whine "Oh, Mommy, my nail." Teri plays her part smotheringly: "Use that fork for your cake." "Say hello." "Say please." It is reasonable to wonder when and how Brooke might break loose...
...ever popular myth is that there once was, and might be again, a nice, neat division of powers and functions among federal, state and local governments. This wistful notion- known in political science circles as the "layer-cake absolute"- has never existed in reality but can be tracked back to some of the pro-Constitution positions that James Madison expressed in the Federalist Papers. Said Madison: "The federal Constitution forms a happy combination . . the great and aggregate interests being referred to the national, and the local and particular to the state governments." That created the freedom to quarrel about which...
Another 1-2 finish by Julian Bott and Dave Phillips in the 200-yd. backstroke clinched the Harvard win and left the 1-2 finish of Hackett and Countryman in the 500-yd. free as mere icing on the cake. The three-meter diving saw no personal bests or individual records, but Harvard still managed to sweep the top two spots in what Mule called a "clever crash contest...
...Kristen Linsley and Mary Hurlihey took one and two in the 1500, a blistering pace set by Linsley, who finished in 4:31.09. Gretchen Klopfer cruised in fifth to put the icing on the cake...