Word: comfortes
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...learned this summer, television can be quite educational. Why, with my discovery of the wonders of cable, I’m beginning to think, who needs a Harvard education? After all, I can think of many Harvard courses that could just as easily be taken without ever leaving the comfort of your Lazy...
Trapped in a cave in Afghanistan, Lindh and his comrades had no way to escape, he told Abdelwahab Hassan. But they awoke one morning to the divine comfort of a Taliban soldier's dream, which promised that somebody would come for them in seven days. They counted each setting sun until, just as foretold, a rescuer freed them. Another time, while learning from al-Qaeda terrorists how to fire shoulder-launched grenades and ignite Molotov cocktails for the glory of jihad, Lindh witnessed the shooting death of a fellow believer. The smell of musk filled the air, and he recalled...
...flap isn't solely about loss of face. It's about the loss of tourists' cash. Shanghai's version of the Magic Kingdom could open just two years after Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island begins operation. Officials say that's too close for comfort. They fear the two facilities will wind up competing for visitors from mainland China, which had been expected to contribute about 75% of Hong Kong Disneyland's customers in its first few years. Hong Kong has a big investment to recoup: the city agreed to pay $2.9 billion toward the park's construction. Disney chipped...
...Laden was raised in Saudi Arabian affluence and has spent much of his life that way. I believe he is living somewhere in the kind of comfort allowed by his wealth. If you think he and his entourage are living an ascetic life in a dismal cave, you are mistaken. CORDELL PUCKETT Albuquerque...
...insulate themselves in their communities or move out have more choice in the matter than others. The level of choice involved in moving in or out for different people is not always clear, but it appears that people remain where they are when they reach a level of comfort in their surroundings...