Word: poole
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When acceptance decisions from the Early Action pool are factored in, Harvard admitted 2,035 students, or just 10.9 percent of those who applied...
...cars, comfortable and ingenious as they are, are too much plastic and Formica. But there is a sense of shared adventure among those onboard, a leisurely and good-natured spirit. Travelers rush to the windows together and marvel at sights like the 11 1/2-ft. pet alligator in the pool at Patchouli, Miss. Free from seat belts and sardine-can seating configurations, they roam the cars and trade stories. When there are discomforts or inconveniences, they share a laugh about them. Most of the time those packed-in planes really will get you there faster, but I can attest to this...
...times have changed. In part it's simply a matter of the available labor pool. In these booming times, the Navy can't recruit enough men for its 315 ships. The other driving force has been the Navy's resolve to bleach the stain of the 1991 Tailhook Association convention, at which naval aviators sexually assaulted 83 women and then tried to cover it up. For years the Navy has been fighting the perception that women are not welcome in its ranks...
...enormously fake-breasted European women in thong bikinis are invisible to Tom Winkler. He's lying on a chaise longue by the overflowing pool at the Mondrian hotel, picking at the papaya from his $12.50 fruit plate. Remembering to return a call to his actress girlfriend, he pulls out his stainless-steel cell phone. What Winkler needs is a personal assistant...
...LEFT FOOT FETISH Looking for a jump on the office Oscar pool? Data crunched from the past 20 Academy Awards suggest that Oscar loves actors who play afflicted fictional characters (mentally and/or physically challenged or alcoholic), actresses who play unafflicted fictional characters, and films with concise titles...