Word: alphabetics
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...included in the final version, so therefore we said: ‘total victory,’” he said.The undisputed corrections included incidences where headings such as “Where is the beef” preceded a section on Indian food habits and the Hindi alphabet was characterized as constituting 18 characters when in fact it is written with 49 to 52.More controversial were proposed revisions stating that women had “different” rights than men and seeking to dissociate the caste system from Hinduism.“It?...
ABCs Fragrances account for 60% of sales at European Sephoras (makeup is tops at the U.S. stores). Founder Dominique Mandonnaud decided to alphabetize products by brand name, because he wanted to make them "more equal." The best exposure goes to fragrances that fall in the middle of the alphabet, which is why Yves Saint Laurent fought to be placed under S instead of Y. The paradox: "No brand stood out anymore in-store, so only those which spent the most on advertising could thrive," says Aron, noting that Sephora has reversed the policy and now accents niche brands...
...Trapp, it’s good enough for you. 12) Séance 13) Those newfangled fax machines I’ve heard so much about 14) Morse code via the Memorial Church bells (best for long communiqués in the wee hours of the morning) 15) Alphabet Soup...
...bands Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros. Dan Zanes, former front man of the Del Fuegos, now makes albums with little gold PARENTS' CHOICE AWARD stickers on the covers. They Might Be Giants, whose adult tunes have titles like Your Racist Friend, now has an album about the alphabet. And with Jamarama, little ones even have their own Lollapalooza--a traveling music festival with sippy cups instead of beer cups...
...nothing to deserve. For the sake of justice, Harvard needs to treat all students equally. Especially Mr. Canaday, the pompous bastard. It’s so unfair. I propose the construction of a futuristic, spherical, rotating dorm (whose name should include equal quantities of each letter of the alphabet, so all feel equally important) in which the rooms are equidistant from every location on and off campus, from the mail center to Logan Airport. In an egalitarian society, I should not have to make the perilous journey across the yard every day, fending off angry foreigners and their pets...