Word: sprite
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...analyst Judy Hong describes as a "potential Achilles' heel." According to Hong, "there is an inherent conflict of interest because Pepper's distribution platforms are also its largest competitors'," and as an example, she cites Pepsi's Sierra Mist displacing 7Up as the No. 2 lemon-lime brand, behind Sprite, in part because Pepsi Bottling stopped distributing...
...form of domestic desolation. The Village (2004), a sort of Amish retelling of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery, was the first of his films to test - and break - the viewer's patience. And The Lady in the Water (2006), in which another alien creature emerges - this one a water sprite in the swimming pool of an apartment building - fell into the preposterous mess category...
...products at Coke's bottling plants. In 2006 Coca-Cola and its bottlers used 80 billion gallons (290 billion liters) of water to produce its beverages - equivalent to one-fifth of the daily water usage of the U.S. Some 40% of that went into drinks like Coke, Sprite and Fanta. The other 60% was consumed by the firm's supply chain and in the production of ingredients, including the water-intensive process of growing sugar and corn for corn syrup...
...hero Johnny is a frustrated young cube dweller, disillusioned with his fledgling accounting career. "He did what everyone said he was supposed to do," writes Pink. "He's begun to suspect that everyone was wrong." Enter Diana, a comely sprite who doles out zenlike job advice ("Think strengths, not weaknesses. Persistence trumps talent. Make excellent mistakes") along with manga magic in this witty Japanese-style graphic novel. She convinces Johnny that following his true creative passion is the secret to workplace success. Luckily for readers, Pink, a best-selling author who studied manga in Tokyo, and his talented illustrator...
...tonight, and the Crimson are going to hope to run over the Saders and, in the process, hand the squad its first loss of the season. I'm excited. Troy, are you stoked? I could not be stoked to a higher temperature at this moment. I've got my Sprite, a cold slice of the best Domino's 'za Worcester has to offer in my belly, and I'm ready for an upset. Let's get her done, as they say. *Footnote: There is 17 minutes to game time. This game blog will suffer...