Word: ax
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That Dallek has no ax to grind or myth to explode gives his portrait, after all these years, a certain stability and completeness, and, therefore, with all the contradictions, a likeness to life. Like any good biographer, Dallek has grasped Jung's thought that "only the paradox comes anywhere near to comprehending the fullness of life...
...locomotives chosen for Amtrak's East Coast Acela service in the U.S. The company's new plan emphasizes its "many opportunities for synergies," and Tellier is already primed for some serious nipping and tucking. The day after the company halved its earnings guidance in March, Tellier announced he would ax 10% of the work force in the aircraft unit, on the heels of deep job cuts last year. A decade ago, few would have guessed Embraer would be Bombardier's main competitor in the regional-jet business. But Embraer's 1994 privatization heralded Brazil's new push...
Ralston's adventuring has nearly killed him at least once before. According to the Aspen Times, he has made more than 40 solo winter climbs of Colorado's Fourteeners (peaks taller than 14,000 ft.), bringing just water, candy bars and an ice ax--no cell phone, no GPS, not so much as a rope. In February, while skiing near Vail, Colo., Ralston was buried to his neck in an avalanche; a friend was completely submerged for 10 minutes. When an Aspen Times reporter came calling in March for a story on Ralston's climbing feats, the outdoorsman told...
...also a consideration. The three states that have canceled their primaries have Republican-controlled legislatures. With Bush assured the G.O.P. nomination, they see no reason to spend millions on a primary that will give more exposure to Democrats. The loser in all this is the voter. In states that ax primaries, the parties will return to older methods of choosing a candidate--caucuses or conventions--for next year's campaign. "Most voters are not going to take a day off and go to a party caucus," says University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato. "That guarantees most won't have...
...high-speed locomotives chosen for Amtrak's East Coast Acela service. The company's new plan emphasizes its "many opportunities for synergies," and Tellier is already primed for some serious nipping and tucking. The day after the company halved its earnings guidance in March, Tellier announced he would ax 10% of the work force in the aircraft unit, on the heels of deep job cuts last year...