Word: gladding
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There are still a lot of people in city planning and engineering who are glad that Hastert spoke their innermost thoughts. "They should just move the whole city to higher ground," says UCLA's Stewart. "There's nothing you can do about the fundamental problem, which is that it's 9 ft. [on average] below sea level." Of course, Venice is also ever threatened by water, but nobody suggests just letting it sink. Postdisaster reconstruction is therefore likely to focus on strengthening the levees, but some experts in the field see that as a losing proposition in the long term...
Bravo, TIME, for providing a true picture of the very demanding sport of cheerleading. As a mother of an 11-year-old competitive cheerleader, I was glad to see that cheerleaders are finally getting the respect they deserve. Try explaining to your daughter that many don't think cheerleading is a sport or that a lot of people don't consider her to be an athlete even though she practices eight to 10 hours a week, runs laps and performs at football games and competitions. A girl who succeeds as a cheerleader is every bit as much an athlete...
...AAUP is glad to have more time to negotiate with Google as a result of the moratorium, said the group's communication manager, Brenna McLaughlin...
...surprising that when Dr. Robert Atkins' 33-year-long fad diet finally came to a crashing end last week, a whole lot of us were glad. This was a guy who wanted to take away our bread. Even prisoners get bread. Bread is so basic that, unlike water, restaurants don't have the guts to charge for it. Certain foods cannot even be made without bread -- such as French toast and bread...
...press release that made no mention of Shleifer or Hay, the University said it was glad to put the matter to rest...