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...Spears had already given the world plenty to gawk and laugh at, from her undulating teenage navel to her impulsive 55-hour first marriage to her unconventional parenting techniques with her second hubby, back-up dancer Kevin Federline. But as Spears' post-divorce wild-child phase escalated from panty-less cavorting with Paris Hilton to a self-administered buzz cut at a beauty salon in California's San Fernando Valley and three attempts at rehab in less than a week, the young woman's life story seemed to spin from comedy to tragedy...
...BRITNEY SPEARS has already given the world plenty to gawk at, from her undulating teenage navel to her impulsive 55-hour first marriage to her unconventional parenting techniques with her second hubby, a back-up dancer. Spears' recent post-divorce wild-child phase has escalated from pantyless cavorting with Paris Hilton to a self-administered buzz cut at a beauty salon in California's San Fernando Valley. Between one-day dips in and out of rehab facilities in Antigua and Malibu, Calif., Spears also got new tattoos--a cross on her hip and red-and-pink lips on her wrist...
...URGENT,” announced “major pipe back-up problems” and urged residents not to “flush your toilet until it is announced otherwise.” According to Quincy House Building Manager Ronald W. Levesque, a blockage in Quincy’s pipe system had existed for months. But it was unlikely to be detected until it ultimately backed up to the point of flooding, which happened Thursday evening. “The tub in the room backed up, and it overflowed and ran down the walls into the House Office...
...yelled at, what do you need to get each person going. You’re kind of a sponge cleaning up everyone’s mess.”Weintraub’s strength in both positions gives Harvard an advantage that most other teams lack, as a back-up setter both safeguards the offense in the case of an injury and allows the Crimson to run a variety of different plays.“Gil is a very important part of our offense—he’s our right side hitter...
...pace with those seeking aid. Equally formidable are the problems hampering the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), the second branch of the VA. Charged with dispensing benefits checks to servicemen filing for disability after their tours of duty, the VBA’s system of processing claims has accumulated a back-up that still includes veterans from campaigns as far distant as Vietnam. Bilmes’ study presents some possible solutions. In the case of the VBA, it recommends that the bulk of disability claims be accepted simply and immediately, without the red-tape that currently hampers the process. Bilmes also...