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That said, the effectiveness of many elements varied—the language straddled the line between highly poetic, nouveau Shakespeare and over-indulgent narcissistic trash; the pacing was slow and difficult, but at the same time, a reflection on the character’s boredom...
...secretary for the Bush administration, he had a measurable effect on the behavior of the White House press corps. Not just on what we wrote-that was his job of course. But you could see it in the actions of the correspondents after a briefing: Lots of kicking of trash cans or spontaneous verbal eruptions to no one in particular. The Bush team promised to crimp the flow of information from the White House and Fleischer executed that policy masterfully...
...Toronto, public complaints led the city to measure gum goop last year for the first time. In the 2004 litter audit, 2,000 pieces of gum dotted one typical stretch of sidewalk, compared with just 200 pieces of other litter. In response, the city is trying out trash cans that let users toss in gum without having to touch the dirty bin. A downtown business district now spends about $37,000 annually to power-wash gum off its sidewalks, and on April 22, the city will be the host of a "20 Minute Makeover" featuring a public gum-removal demonstration...
...officer reported to Science Center because of a report about a trash barrel having caught fire. The responding officer extinguished the “minor” fire, which he or she speculated had been caused by a discarded cigarette...
...question stands: is it worth sacrificing a semester at Harvard to learn to wear Euro-trash boots with the best of them? Until as recently as my freshman year, the answer the College gave us was a stern “no.” We only have eight semesters at Harvard, the logic goes, and France will always be there when we’re done...