Word: kidded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...awarded custody to Stern, permitted Elizabeth Stern to adopt the baby on the spot and--keeping things tidy--denied the court-appointed guardian's recommendation that the natural mother retain some parental rights. A deal, Sorkow's ruling reminded those who may have forgotten the schoolyard-taunt of a kid who has taken advantage of another, is a deal...
...Republican nominee promised to return the money to taxpayers, Democrat Roy Romer proposed to spend it on education, highways, water projects and industrial development. He won. Says he: "I asked people, 'What's more important to you, another $18 in your pocket right now or a job for your kid when he finishes school?' The public support for state-government investment in the economy and education is ; rooted in fear about where the economy is going...
...York Philharmonic. At 27, he seemed the embodiment of Japanese musical aspirations when he returned to Tokyo to lead some concerts with Japan's most prestigious orchestra, the NHK Symphony. But his brash ways offended the conservative, prideful musicians. "We won't be bullied by that kid," they declared. In December of 1962, Ozawa stood alone on a podium in front of an ensemble of empty chairs. That day he was forcibly reminded of an old Japanese proverb: "The nail that sticks out is hammered down...
...Harvard locker room is usually a pleasant place. Not so the opposing locker room. After Harvard knocked off RPI, 4-1, in Troy, N.Y., I went to interview Engineer Coach Mike Addesa. I walked down a corridor toward the locker room. I was soon stopped by a heavy-set kid about 16 years...
...hear that Mikey, the Life cereal kid, died while eating Pop Rocks...