Word: mold
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fitting soccer shin guard might not make the difference between winning and losing, but it can make a youngster pretty miserable. First Shield shin guards from Parker Athletic in Charlotte, N.C., can stop those complaints before they start. Using the same fiber-glass material used on molded casts, the guards actually mold to the shape of each child's leg. First applied in a wet, flexible form, they dry into a rock-solid fit. A soft outside layer keeps them from chafing. Score one for comfort...
...Rancid's derivative nature with such promise? First, realize that over its first three albums, the band's predictability progressively withered away, although it never quite disappeared completely. At the point of Wolves's release, the punk quartet had the talent, poise and drive to break out of the mold, to tweak the Rancid sound just a bit, to adventure away from history and expectation. But much to the public's gratification, they were too busy perfecting an acutely intelligent pop rock record before deciding to move on innovatively...
...decision to make change privately andindirectly, allowing others to mold and takecredit for actions he begins, may make Rudenstineeasy to forget. From his leadership style andplans for the future, it seems that thepresident's legacy deficit is not likely to changeanytime soon...
...High school is a great age to help mold kidsinto great young people. My [LaSalle] high schoolcoach [Bob Peffle] is a great person who did somuch for me, and he is still a wonderful friend ofmine...
...passage of welfare reform legislation at the end of President Clinton's first term provides an opportunity for Kaus to test his theory, and he closely follows what he calls the "most promising experiments in the replacing-cash-with-work mold" being carried out across the country...