Word: proofing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...movie industry during economic downturns is a Hollywood axiom, like the notion that any movie with robots will open at No. 1 and all actresses over 40 live on a farm where they are well fed and exercised. Still, the widely accepted idea that movies are recession-proof will be tested in new ways in coming months, as Indy and Batman do battle with stay-at-home entertainments people have already put on their credit cards, like iPods and plasma-screen...
Governors and state legislatures across the country are balking at a new federal requirement that they begin issuing more secure driver licenses and identification for their citizens, which require proof that they are legal residents of the country. If there is no resolution come May, people who live in states that are not in compliance may find that their state-issued driver licenses and ID cards are of no use when they need to board an airplane or enter a federal building. "We are not bluffing on this date of May 11," says Homeland Security Department spokeswoman Amy Kudwa...
...game by herself,” preaches Shelly Madick, the captain of the Harvard softball team. Maybe not, but no team ever won a league championship without a star pitcher. For the Crimson, Madick’s dominant and timely pitching unquestionably makes her that star. Need proof?Let’s go back to last year’s Ivy Championship Series, a best-of-three date with Penn. Naturally, Madick got the nod in game one. She didn’t just get the ‘W,’ she pitched a complete-game no-hitter...
...painting.” While the band has only made one public appearance thus far and doesn’t yet have many fans in the traditional sense of the word, Bienvenu says they’re going to work their way up the charts with a fail-proof plan for fame. “This is our recipe for success—or rather sexcess: a pound of…umm…I always forget this recipe.” His bandmate was quick to help him out. “A pound of rhythm...
...Everyone I met in Beirut confirmed that Hizballah is locked and loaded for the next war. They didn't need any additional proof, but when the USS Cole showed up off the coast of Lebanon it was all the more proof that the United States and Israel were coming to get them...