Word: packed
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...colorless, calorie-free version of its 29-year-old diet drink. Coke says it's being positioned as a "mainstream cola," though it will have to swim against Crystal Pepsi, a low-sodium, no-preservative version of the industry's second-best-selling soft drink, as well as a pack that includes 30 other transparent rivals, such as 7-Up, Sprite and, for the real back-to-basics crowd, water...
From the start, the relationship between the foreign troops and Somalis has been ill defined, leaving ample room for misunderstanding. When a group of heavily armed Marines disgorged from an amphibious assault vehicle stenciled with the name BRAT PACK and tried to secure an airfield hangar, they baffled non-English-speaking Somalis with orders to "Get down on your knees!" and "Spread your arms!" At least one Somali found the treatment inexplicably rude, given that the men were unarmed. "If you are a human being, it's not good for you to be lying on the ground," he said...
Philadelphia is widely regarded as a town of fickle, uptight sports fans. One minute fans will pack Veterans Stadium to support showman (now bench-warmer) Randall Cunningham, the next they're staying home during playoff time. In what other town would an NBA franchise not sell out its playoff games...
Harvard's victory over Brown not only helped the team in the rankings, but also boosted the Crimson's lead in the ECAC. Harvard's 11 points puts it way out in front of the pack, with Vermont (eight points) and Yale (seven points) its closest competitors...
While Penn, Princeton and Columbia, duel for the league's top spot (and lone NCAA berth), Harvard will probably compete with Dartmouth, Cornell and Yale, for a spot in the middle of the pack...