Word: companion
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Mars: Dead or Alive - A resourceful companion site the TV special that aired...
...Karma Long battery life, a generous 20-GB storage capacity and sleek, ergonomic design make this a great traveling companion?especially for left-handers: the display and controllers can be flipped, so southpaws won't have to fumble...
...early years the models were often redheads (as were many 50s movie actresses), but blonds quickly came to dominate the selection (as they did Hefner?s choice of companion). The traces of baby fat in the 50s and 60s Playmates gave way to the buffed and sanded ladies of the workout era. They were usually, though not necessarily, busty, and almost always Caucasian. And always very American: the ideal of the middle-class Midwestern boy who ran the magazine. Even the German models Hefner added for spice in 1961 (Heidi Becker, Christa Speck) looked like red-white-and-blue farm...
...boldly choreographed battles are really a diversion from the story's great drama: three little people--Frodo, his companion Sam (Sean Astin) and the ex-hobbit Gollum (Andy Serkis and a lot of CGI geniuses) on their way to Mount Doom with a mission to destroy the Ring. Cringing and crafty, Gollum is the rebellious servant, subverting Sam's selfless impulses, trying to twist allegiance of the pallid, ailing Frodo away from his friend. (So poignant are Gollum's turbid emotions, and so persuasively is this computer critter integrated with the live performers, that he deserves a special acting Oscar...
...Pepperdine, Brown & Russell (YPB&R). Fans of pack travel enjoy getting group discounts, but mostly they see it as the ultimate in multitasking: Why not catch up with friends while taking in a museum? And if you opt to skip the art, chances are there's a willing shopping companion in the group. According to a Travelocity poll, time with family and friends is the most popular way to spend a vacation: 43% of Americans intend to do so this year, compared with 28% in 2002. "The numbers of people traveling in groups of friends are overwhelming," says...