Word: litter
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...list of particulars went on without end: He lacked the money, the connections, the Washington advisors and the endorsements. He was too openly religious. He had a funny last name and crooked teeth, and the fiscal conservatives didn't trust him. His books offered oddly quaint instructions, like "report litter" and "don't swear." He had once supported the release from prison of a rapist, Wayne DuMond, who went on to commit murder. His campaign staff could, for a time, be counted on one hand, then two. He was never expected to be a serious factor...
...think too hard. The stellar new season has been compelling enough on its own, making it easier just to sit back and watch the plot take off. When an episode is good, it’s hard to resist the temptation to read the scores of analysis that litter the Web. When one is bad, I can’t help but wonder if I’m better off saving the sixty hours of “Lost” that await me and getting a full recap come 2010. For now, I’ll wait. When...
...system can also operate live, in real time. CCTV operators, keeping a vigilant eye on a bank of 39 monitors in their windowless office, can ad lib broadcasts, asking people, for instance, to pick up the litter they've just dropped, or warning them that their behavior's unacceptable...
Estimated removal costs are less than $200,000, and low-sulfur biodiesel now fuels trucks and sweepers. Still, sifting tons of litter is a challenge; only a fraction will be recycled...
...entrance. For the first time, I dug through a pile of crimson hoodies, each labeled with “HARVARD” across its front, in search of a size small. At colleges across the country, hordes of students advertise their school pride on a daily basis: Cal sweatpants litter the Berkeley campus, Chicago beanies protect a multitude of ears against infamous wind-chill, and “Uptown Girl: Barnard College” tees saunter down many a Manhattan avenue. But in Harvard’s case, such sartorial displays of school spirit are less widespread, and seem...