Word: bigs
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...big recession surprises...
Instead of sorting through stacks of forms, I'll set my death panel behind huge wooden desks in a big empty room like the audition scene in Flashdance. I know this will make it hard for the sickest people to attend, and that will make my first cut much easier. I will green-light medical intervention on four criteria: cost, likelihood of success, years of life saved and a person's awesomeness. For example, we'd all shell out to keep Justin Timberlake going for another 50 years, but we probably wouldn't kick in much to spot Michael Vick...
...this fantasy fix healthy for America? According to a recent estimate, fantasy football drains $9 billion out of workplace productivity. Plus, our obsession keeps getting stranger. For example, 11 big-city mayors from across the country are competing against one another for charity in a Yahoo! fantasy-football league this year. And they're really getting into it, which is great, because if there's one thing struggling cities like Buffalo, N.Y., and Oakland, Calif., need, it's their mayors debating a tight-end swap between budget meetings...
That uncertainty is translating into savings. But before you put yourself behind the wheel, ask two big questions: Should I get a new or a used car? And should I lease or buy? The experts' short answers are the same as they've always been: it depends on your finances, what you want from a vehicle and your number-crunching acuity...
...mourning for the loss of Ortiz’ innocence seemed to once again mirror the national zeitgeist. Big Papi is, of course, just the latest member of the All-Asterisk team, but because he was seen as the heart and soul of the Red Sox and as the Nation’s de-facto ambassador to America, his fall from grace hit Boston fans particularly hard...