Word: pet
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...class flight, a shriveled tax base and the usual urban rumpuses encourage St. Louis authorities to hire S. Jammu, a woman related to Indira Gandhi, to run its police department. Soon Jammu and her imported Indian co-conspirators launch a power grab that includes Orwellian public relations, kidnappings and pet assassinations. Franzen's twisty plot and thriller pace are the sweeteners that mask his caustic commentary on urban decline...
...production also makes excellent use of background music--evoking besottedness, melancholy, celebration, or uneasy anticipation. The soundtrack ranges from Haydn to Tom Waits to the Pet Shop Boys...
...keep a pet in residence because A. we love dogs, B. we believe that the students really miss their pets and enjoy the 'puppy therapy' that a dog in residence can provide...
Another dog in Quincy was fortunate enough to make it into the facebook. "Loki Lund," pet of Assistant Senior Tutor Louisa Lund, has her picture along with her facetious e-mail (loki@valhalla), concentration (anthropology and canine studies) and her phone number (woof!) in the book...
...some students, playing with a master's dog once in a while is just not enough. Although local lore has it that pets are banned because cats were left to starve in dorms over winter break, some more responsible pet owners still say that they need their furry, or slimy, or spiny creatures to get through the day. After all, sometimes we all just need something to cuddle...