Word: rolled
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...early experience of ostracism. Brigham Young wrote 150 years ago that "the kingdom of God cannot rise independent of Gentile nations until we produce, manufacture, and make every article of use, convenience or necessity among our people." By the time the covered wagons and handcarts had concluded their westward roll, geographic isolation had reinforced social exclusion: the Mormons' camp on the Great Salt Lake was 800 miles from the nearest settlement. Says Senator Bob Bennett, whose grandfather was a President: "In Young's day the church was the only source of accumulated capital in the territory. If anything was built...
...struggle to salvage the King of Rock 'n' Roll's estate was largely a struggle with the shortcomings of the star himself, whose profligacy is well documented: he was known to keep $1 million in a checking account, a widely reported fact that strained the credibility of the average American in the late 1950s and '60s. He lived lavishly and consumed conspicuously: he owned Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and Stutz Blackhawks; bought a 96-passenger Convair 880 jet for $250,000, then spent $800,000 to have it customized, a project that included gold-plated seat-belt buckles and a queen...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: UPS trucks continued to roll after negotiations between the delivery giant and the Teamsters union continued past a strike deadline. Teamsters President Ron Carey said today that union workers would remain on the job as long as the two sides continue to talk. A federal mediator restarted the negotiations last night, averting a widespread walkout. The dispute centers on the Teamsters' insistence on a multi-employer pension pool, rather than a less-secure plan covering only UPS employees. The Teamsters are also pressing management to increase pay, limit subcontracting and create more full-time jobs. If the talks...
...place as king of beasts. Her long, dark hair pulled back and an intense expression on her face, Taymor is trying to work out some kinks in the Hakuna Matata number, which ends the first act. The pop-up cactus plants need to inflate sooner. The "bug boxes" that roll across the stage, displaying grubworms, spiders and other crawly creatures, are moving too slowly. More troublesome, the number lacks a little oomph at the end. She tells Max Casella, who plays Timon the meerkat, to try some twirls and flourishes, and maybe a wave to the audience, as he exits...
After the premature deaths of Kurt Cobain, Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, pop music seemed to take a step back. Hey, it's only rock 'n' roll--Does everyone have to be so uptight, so self-destructive...