Word: lid
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...Orleans was a disaster site before Katrina. So far that year, 202 people had been murdered. Computer models predicted that about 107 more were going to be killed before the year was out. "We were watching the lid come off," says Peter Scharf, a University of New Orleans criminologist. At that rate, not only would New Orleans have once again ranked as deadlier than New York City or Los Angeles, but it would also have been so much more violent that it really belonged in another country altogether. By the time Katrina hit, most law-enforcement types in the city...
...period, compared to just one for Harvard. With the extra possession time, the Crimson reeled off 26 shots in the first frame alone, more than double the nine attempts mustered by Brown (4-10, 1-5 Ivy League). Despite the statistical edge, Bears goalkeeper Melissa King maintained a tight lid on the goal, holding the Crimson to only nine first-half goals on its 26 attempts. King also wrangled in 12 saves on her way to 21 for the game. The Harvard offense maintained its composure as its first three shots were all saved by King. Freshman Kaitlin Martin helped...
...HUDS is also limited by the cost factors of requesting a specially designed lid for their paper cups, Roderick says...
...store than Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks has, says Ed Frechett, Senior Vice President of Marketing for ABP. Because ABP customers do not have the same need to prevent drink-spillage, there has been less pressure on the chain to provide top-notch coffee lids. ABP offers only a flat tear-tab lid for its hot drinks...
...Dunkin’ Donuts doesn’t like the lid that the manufacturers are making, the manufacturers will work hard to make something better,” he says. “For the most part people have to go with what is offered by the manufacturers, which is run by the McDonald’s of the world, the Burger Kings of the world...