"I realize now that anything at all can happen, even to those who think they have great teeth, " says Rogers' mom, Ann Carman, a 71-year-old retired professor of Japanese language and literature.

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Remember that when Sandy hit, it was the occasion for great wailing and gnashing of teeth about the supposedly-crumbling American infrastructure.

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Every great plan or proposal must have teeth, and putting teeth into your plan or proposal means making projections.

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