Word: cleaning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...should at this point come clean and admit that Star Wars and I go way back. When I was four years old I had every single action figure, every ship, every model, every Burger King glass, and an authentic Darth Vader Halloween costume (in fact, the one glaring gap in my collection was the Imperial Walker from the Hoth segment of Empire Strikes Back--but I seem to have recovered). My relatives put themselves through unspeakable torments trying to locate the newest Star Wars toy or trinket, as they are wont to remind me, and my oldest friends still harangue...
Rather than sweeping the differences of ADD-diagnosed children under the rug, we must break out the vacuum of personal engagement and clean off the residue left by years of clinical and medicinal approaches. Only when the dust clears can those exceptional children in our ranks begin to show us what they have to offer in a constructive, healthy and productive...
Most of the important strategizing by the plaintiffs transpired in what was dubbed the clean room. It was set up in September in Suite 205 of the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, just across the street from the Santa Monica, California, courthouse where the trial would be held. The plaintiffs' attorneys had heard tales of "defense shenanigans" during the criminal case, so their first step was to install a complex alarm system that would guard against breaches in security. A motion detector was activated every time the room was locked, and there were separate deadbolt locks on the back room that...
...Goldmans and the Browns, the verdict was bittersweet. The two families have never been close, and they did not savor the verdict together. At the Doubletree, the Goldmans popped champagne and celebrated. Fred Goldman, standing on a chair in what used to be the clean room, thanked lawyers and friends. "Finally there is justice for Ron," he told the gathering. Patti Goldman and her sister Kim answered the constantly ringing phones, fielding congratulatory calls...
LOST CAUSE 3. Tamagotchi[TM] $16 Still craving companionship? The Japanese are flocking to buy Tamagotchi, a digital gadget that doubles as a pet chick. Available soon in the U.S., Tamagotchi (Japanese for cute little egg) hatches onscreen. Owners feed, amuse and clean up after their feathered friend by pressing buttons. If the bird begins to fade away, suspect fowl play. Owner neglect results in Tami's virtual death. Love is cruel...