Word: affordability
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Crashers. Steve Carell would have been perfect for Stu, the amiable, henpecked dentist; but Ed Helms, Carell's cohort on The Daily Show and The Office, costs so much less. Now for Alan, the roly-poly cute guy with a surfeit of energy and a sociopathic streak: can't afford Jack Black, give stand-up comic Zach Galifianakis a chance. OK, we got ourselves a movie...
...destroy the private insurance industry, while doctors and hospitals say its lower fees would drive them out of business. Their combined opposition to this single issue could sink the chances of any health-reform bill's passing. What's more, many conservatives point out that the government can't afford the Medicare program it already has, so why create...
...people it fulfills a certain dream," says Yale Zhang, a Shanghai-based analyst with CSM Worldwide, an auto-industry consulting firm. "In China, it's a niche market for sure. It's too big; it consumes too much gasoline. The price is very high, and very few people can afford it." The H3, the most popular Hummer, averages 15 miles...
...children undergoing cancer treatment. Friedman observed during his multiple extended hospital stays that his physical well-being was greatly improved by alleviating the stress and boredom of treatment through simple diversions, like video games or DVDs. The foundation seeks to provide this relief for children whose families cannot afford these things. Since its creation, the foundation has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for toys purchased for hospitals across the country. “It occurred to me that in some ways, because his battle with cancer so changed his perspective on so many things, the cancer...
...Vice President Kia J. McLeod ’10 help the deans understand student concerns, says Paul J. McLoughlin, assistant dean of the College. “As with anybody, they are guessing [what the reaction will be] for an entire student population,” he says.Their positions afford Flores and McLeod some access to College decision makers, if not decision making, but even that is limited in scope—even more so for decisions of this magnitude.While community-wide e-mails such as those that detailed the $77 million of budget cuts do not generally come...