Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...athletes, and the hard-core fans, have been resistant to embrace the X-Games and all their cheesy mainstream marketing; these guys prefer their own cheesy marketing. The games have been rechristened from the original Extreme Games, because extreme has come to signify "desperate marketing tool." Now they gently allude to Generation X, which also means "desperate marketing tool." And even though the skateboard faithful loathe the mainstream hype, they have grudgingly accepted the event. It is, after all, the only venue where skateboarders, banned from their towns' streets, can watch their heroes sign autographs on ABC's Wide World...
...oxide, it's one of those gunky white pastes that lifeguards used to plaster all over themselves. Both chemicals have been reformulated so that they no longer leave a residue. But some people find that these sunblocks clog their pores or feel sticky on their skin, so they may prefer one of the new products with Parsol 1789, like Ombrelle, PreSun Ultra or Shade UVA Guard...
That's actually good to know. As a TOEFL and SAT tutor to several Japanese students who hope to attend American colleges, I am learning to develop more structured lesson plans; my students look at me blankly when I ask them if they'd prefer to review analogies or sentence completions at the beginning of the session. I'm not about to start "shaming" my students who perform poorly on a practice test, but I am beginning to understand why the student gets absolutely frustrated with himself (no girls being taught here--male chauvinism in Japan is a whole other...
...pushed by sympathetic nations such as France, Russia and China, is trying to map out an end to Iraq sanctions; the Clinton administration would prefer to keep the heat on a while longer. And the VX report, which Iraq disputes, certainly seems to bolster the latter case. Asked about the leaked report, State Department spokesman James P. Rubin said the finding "demonstrates how important it is for sanctions to remain in place until Iraq cooperates with UNSCOM." Which is wonk-speak for "We told...
...Percentage of women who visit sex sites online who prefer sites with visual erotica vs. those who prefer chat rooms...