Word: sheeps
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...barred the Bells from offering long-distance service to their own local customers on ground that they have not yet opened their "loops" to such rivals as AT&T. But to stick to that stricture after an AT&T-TCI marriage would be "like protecting the wolves from the sheep, and it's just absolutely wrong," says Jerry Brown, a spokesman for US West...
Feeling like an office drone trapped in a dull gray cubicle? Monimals USA of Scottsdale, Ariz., has developed furry monitor covers in cow, moose, lion and sheep motifs to help cheer you up. Sold with matching screen savers, Monimals ($20 or $27 each) keep dust at bay and are great for generating water-cooler buzz...
From Harvard Square, take the Red line inbound and get off at Park Street. There you will find Boston Common, a 48-acre green oasis of fountains, monuments, relaxed Bostonians and other tourists. Bought by the city in 1634 as pasture land for cows, goats and sheep--and later used as a military training ground--the Common is the oldest public park in the nation...
What may make Loveline a particularly compelling alternative to, say, daytime TV's Jerry Springer, is its underlying "mission." Pinsky is obsessed with changing what he views as a culture of "broken-down interpersonal relationships" that lack intimacy. He calls the show a "sheep in wolf's clothing" that discourages sexual activity and encourages responsibility and connection in a hip, relatable context. Of particular concern to him is the rest of the media, which often portray sex as a simple physical act with no emotional consequences. Is he troubled about young teens having sex? Pinsky says a significant percentage...
...illustrate with a story: This past summer, Andrea did Let's Go in New Zealand. It sounded plush: traipsing through a lush English-speaking land of sheep and bungee jumps while breaking fresh territory for LG. But when Abby, en route from a semester in Australia, joined the party for a few days, she found nothing even resembling "party." Andrea was doing things in quintessential Harvard style--overdoing them, to the delight of her editors and at her own mental, physical and emotional expense. Repeated exhortations that this was "only a job", that Let's Go was as much about...