Word: arounder
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...Security around this film was so tight that armed guards brought a clip to Oprah. What kind of heat were they packing? I didn't see anyone packing heat on Oprah. She did say that, though, didn't she? Yeah, like it was a guy with an Uzi and a couple of hand grenades. No, but we had security all the time whenever we were transferring anything even from one building to another building at Sony. Whenever you went into any place where there was Michael Jackson footage at Sony, it was like going through Homeland Security...
...Still, Alsea is not taking any chances. To educate Mexicans about the particular brand of Chinese food that P.F. Chang's serves, last month it hired a flatbed truck to drive around Mexico City with a massive statue of a horse and models dressed as terra-cotta warriors who handed out Chinese takeout boxes filled with chocolate fortune cookies. Unlike fast-food giants such as McDonald's and KFC, which localize their menus in other markets, the Mexican menu of P.F. Chang's is nearly identical to that in the U.S., except that customers will get more hand-holding with...
...Lenihan says housing prices need only appreciate 10% over the next 10 years for NAMA to return a profit on its initial expenditure. But predicting what's around the corner is never easy - as Ireland knows only too well. According to NAMA's draft business plan, a "prolonged property market depression" or "sluggish economic growth" could result in the failure of the scheme. Despite the risks, proponents say it's the only way to ensure that Ireland's banks start lending again. But for residents bearing the brunt of the country's economic slump, NAMA is little more than...
...spiteful fit, the fairest way for Deadspin, which is part of the Gawker Media conglomerate, to make this point? "No," Daulerio admits. "I'm a human being at the end of the day with this stuff. But at the same time, did I want to cause panic around Bristol? Yes. Of course I did. And I think I succeeded. I also succeeded with the fact that it was compelling blog theater to watch the entire thing go down." (Ask Your Questions: Skateboarder Tony Hawk...
...July report, a committee of British parliamentarians called on their government to invest in agricultural research and encourage local farmers to grow more fruit and other produce. The U.S., which traditionally provisioned food aid from American grain surpluses to help needy nations, is moving toward investing in farm sectors around the globe to boost productivity. "If we can help countries become more productive for themselves, then they will be in a better position to feed their own people," U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said in June...