Word: doa
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Wunderman had totally convinced me of his plan's merit until he told me the new constitution wasn't really going to get rid of initiatives. "If you tried to eliminate the initiative process, it would be DOA. We suggest you require that initiatives have to identify their funding source." I had never wanted Dick Cheney to take over an organization before...
...century old, and famous for attracting the senior set for 10 a.m. powwows over coffee. Saturday Night Live recently skewered the chain's reputation with this doozy from "Weekend Update" comedian Seth Meyers: "The director of Iowa's Department of Aging said he will not use the abbreviation DOA, since it is also code for 'Dead on Arrival.' Some are suggesting that the Department of Aging go back to its original name, Denny...
...senior economic officials in the new Administration have made it plain that they have little use for SEDs. Some view them as pointless, time-consuming gabfests that accomplished little from the U.S. perspective (which is exactly why the Chinese loved them). For the Obama crowd, the SEDs may be DOA, though one senior official tells TIME that there will no doubt be some other configuration for Cabinet-level talks between Beijing and Washington...
...After the vote, the House adjourned, with aides saying that House members will return next week if the Senate can come to an agreement. But such an accord will not come easy. In fact, the House bill was pronounced DOA in the Senate six hours before the House even voted on it. Senate Republicans are balking at a deal they claim does not go far enough in demanding that General Motors, Ford and Chrysler prove they have viable long-term business plans before qualifying for a second round of loans in March. All told, the Big Three have asked...
...There's a long line of video-game-to-movie transfers - Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Doom, Resident Evil, Alone in the Dark, Hitman and DOA: Dead or Alive, not to mention about a quillion Japanese animes (Pokemon and its brethren) - and a seemingly infinite number of VG adaptations to come: film versions such game franchises as God of War, Gears of War, Metal Gear Solid, Lost Planet, Prince of Persia, EverQuest, Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the blessed Sims and, yikes, PacMan. (Can't wait for other retro movies based...