Word: requests
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...Meanwhile, one day this month members of the Tucson group were submitting requests for such things as answering machines, rooftop TV antennas, cell phones, and firewood - items that would surely help users cancel their cable subscription and cut down on heating and other costs. Martinez said one person, apparently hoping to save money on the water bill, posted a request for giant barrels that he could use to capture rainwater. Members were also seeking scraps of fabric, mason jars and broken crayons, all of which are good for craft-making...
...drama, could have emerged from the same screenwriting class. Premise: An ordinary man who's lost his wife has become remote from his family and friends. To resolve his ennui, he determines to become a do-gooder - Carrey's Carl Allen by answering in the affirmative to every vagrant request, Smith's Ben Thomas by choosing seven strangers whose lives he can drastically improve - and in the process he finds a new woman to give him hope or assuage his guilt...
...those personal-help messiahs who pock the California mindscape. The word from this shock-haired swami (Terence Stamp) is "Yes." By saying yes to every chance that comes your way - a homeless man's plea for your money, a street peddler's flier for a band concert, a loan request from any indigent who wanders into the bank - you will open yourself to unexpected possibilities in life and love. You may also end up broke, bereft and unemployed, but that's a different movie. (For one: It's a Wonderful Life, or most...
Whenever the EC asks a campaign to turn in a staff list, it must do so within 24 hours, with each staff member’s signature. This request can be made in the course of investigations into infractions or simply as a routine check...
...Beydulla went to Turkey’s Ankara University to study Uyghur history because China did not offer an extensive enough program on the subject and his request for a visa to study in the United States was denied...