Word: towing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...large sedan pulls up and out jumps Tel Aviv mayor Shlomo Lahad. Pols never miss a beat. In tow, oddly enough, is Zubin Mehta, the director of Israel's Philharmonic Orchestra. Lahad's presence has a powerful effect on the residents of the area. They seem to regain their bearings as he parades confidently around an area that 20 minutes ago had been filled with deadly flying metal. He jokes with them, saying "Saddam did you a favor. Now the city will give you brand new homes." The crowd erupted in laughter...
Busiest Baby Season As the tick, tick, tick of the biological clock sounded ever louder, aging baby boomers got down to the business of having a baby boomlet of their own. Among Hollywood's hottest couples who turned up around town with baby in tow: Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen; Sigourney Weaver and director Jim Simpson; Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw...
...outlet centers, ranging from spartan shopping strips to swank malls, now cater to tourists and travelers. Many are sited just off major interstate highways or close to vacation spots. "For these prices, I don't mind fighting the freeway," exults Houston housewife Laura Freeman, two small kids in tow, as she balances a mound of towels selling for $2.99 a pound at the Lone Star State Factory Stores mall near Galveston...
...being grounded by flight delays with kids in tow can be f-u-n. At least at Denver's Stapleton International Airport, which has joined hands with the Children's Museum of Denver to launch the first children's museum in an airport...
...unromantic. Others argue they are a handy vehicle for improving communication. The chief reasons for their growing popularity, however, are sociological. Men and women over age 30 account for 41% and 32%, respectively, of all new marriages. People coming later to marriage usually have more substantial assets in tow. Moreover, in 45% of all new marriages, one or both partners have been married before. Thus many people have property they want to protect for their children by prior marriages. Says Gail Koff, a founding partner of the law firm Jacoby & Meyers: "These couples understand that marriage is a business proposition...