Word: pinches
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...over-promoting the film in order to keep rabid fans salivating for the briefest pinch of Potter-news, Warner Brothers will maximize both profit and continued universal interest in the series. Diane Nelson, Warner Bros.’ senior vice president for family entertainment, points out in the New York Times: “We also asked [Coca-Cola] to include a philanthropic component; there’s this huge literacy program that’s part of the Coke campaign. We think this goes to the spirit of what is inherent in the Harry Potter brand. None of this...
...known as the mayor. And when people needed something done in a pinch, they would often hear the refrain "Go see Carl." Carl Chambers, 56, worked as an elevator starter, someone who monitored the cars--and helped people if they got stuck--for 27 years at the north tower of the World Trade Center. His station was on the 78th floor, and his instinct to help kicked in when he exited the subway in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11 and saw the gray ribbons of smoke streaming from the building. "I have to go in," he said to a friend...
...anything special because money is so tight. I think the fact that he can no longer save for retirement scares him as well.” Rather than contributing to their own retirement funds, Matthews’ mother, a high school special education teacher, and father, a sales director, pinch and save to help Matthews pay off the $140,000 debt she will have amassed...
...design: Coupling molecular dynamics modeling with physics and chemistry to intelligently design useful compounds. 6) Rational choice theory: A shotgun marriage of mathematics and social studies with weird, but thought-provoking results. 7) Nanotechnology: An amalgamation of robotics and molecular chemistry. 8) Computational linguistics: A dash of mathematics, a pinch of CS and a smattering of linguistics. 9) Memetics: The red-headed lovechild of evolutionary biology and sociology...
...welcoming bumper sticker, “Free hugs, one size fits all.” Though not moronic by any measure, Corky lacks common sense and is naive to the ways of the world. His innocence is cute, and his incessant grin begs you to just run up and pinch his little cheeks. And aside from the standard problem of trying to put an overfed, bloated cat to sleep, things are going well for him, until he recieves a phone call from his estranged family. He quickly finds out that not only is his father sick, but apparently, the family...