Word: gummed
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...case of Maneater, it is safe--and even perhaps encouraged--to judge the book by its bubble-gum-pink cover. The funny, crude and knowing novel follows the antics of Clarissa Alpert, who is untroubled that she possesses no talents, job or interests but a little concerned that she has yet to acquire a husband. "Her timeline was clear: she would be 29 (32) in November; she and her lucky husband would have two children within four years; she'd be divorced by 40 and still hot (thanks to Dr. Drew Franklin of the Beverly Hills Triangle) and living...
...little. Today the shift is to entitlement. I think you can pinpoint this to the early '90s, the last recession. What happened is that companies were looking at what sold during this time period. What they realized was that things like soft drinks, fast food, sneakers, chewing gum, Barbie dolls flourished. It was the coming of age of Generation Y, born between 1979 and 1994. And the [companies] said, Hmm, here's a new opportunity...
Kelly says he “fought hard” to keep it. So instead, his crews spent the morning tying back the branches of a silver maple on the opposite corner. The turn will have to be narrower but the sweet gum will survive...
...house has cleared the tough corner and only a couple branches of the sweet gum had to be cut off. Kirkland Street is immediately reopened to traffic, and back at the intersection of Cambridge and Quincy cranes are already lifting the stoplights back into place...
...tough game, but they are ready: For 25 rehearsals, the group has toiled in the Cabot dance studio, according to Albert J. “Kaptain Korea” Lim ’04, and they’ve perfected their turns, jumps and sways in pursuit of bubble gum greatness...