Word: roundness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...danger. We spend our evenings crouched on straight-backed chairs, shifting and twisting for some modicum of comfort, staring blearily at oddly-angled monitors and typing furiously on stress-enhancing keyboards. Our "breaks" from work too often consist of checking e-mail, surfing the Web or playing a quick round of solitaire or Quake. We ignore any fatigue or arm pain in favor of working late into the night to finish that last paper or problem...
...state's most powerful legislators, did not approve of the match, but her husband Ed loved her. Willey spent many of her married years working on Democratic campaigns, including Chuck Robb's senatorial bid and several of Governor Douglas Wilder's campaigns. As part of the constant round of political giving and receiving, Kathleen Willey met Clinton, then Governor of Arkansas, at a 1989 Charlottesville fund raiser. At a party following the 1992 presidential debate in Richmond, Willey was excitedly introducing the candidate to other prominent Democrats. "I don't think she missed an opportunity to be around Bill Clinton...
NationsBank and its big competitors emphasize new services, offering everything from mortgages to mutual funds via round-the-clock banking. "When we acquire a company in a new neighborhood, then obviously some of the things that customers have been accustomed to will change," says Lynn Drury, a NationsBank spokeswoman. "Some services can be added and some taken away. Some fees may go up and some go down. And because some people are uncomfortable with change, they might choose to go to another bank." Indeed, such refugees are enabling new local banks that stress service to customers to blossom...
...butted and broke the nose of a fan who tried to snap his picture. The singer was released on bail, just in time to hit an all-time low in Brisbane, bickering onstage with the rest of the band and, worse, inflicting his whingeing vocals on the audience. To round off Gallagher's stellar week, Cathay Pacific Airways barred the rock group from its flights. A spokeswoman claims that Gallagher threatened to stab one of the airline's pilots while flying into Perth. Brother Noel's response to those allegations: "I don't know, that's just Liam...