Word: dog
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...robbery was on a relatively small scale as police handed out food, water and medical packages and contingents of rifle-wielding soldiers stood on every corner. Navy and marine boats also took rapid control of the waterways that sprung up on the engulfed streets that were infested by dog carcasses. "You never felt that the government had totally disappeared even though our homes and city had been destroyed. You saw that officials were here and some help was coming in," said Javier Mendoza, 43, who fled his house with his family of eight on a navy boat...
...Mart wants to tailor about 10% of each store's merchandise to the neighborhood--a long-unrealized goal. Given the company's appetite for goods, its buyers' primary focuses have been price and logistics: How do you get millions of 20-lb. (8 kg) bags of dog food delivered to 3,500 stores efficiently? They're good at that. They're not so good at figuring out what to do when shoppers in Dallas don't buy the giant bags of dog food that they've become so expert at supplying. What if doggie apparel is just as sellable...
...dog-food/dog-sweater example frames Wal-Mart's tactical quandary. The company's cultlike focus on supply-chain logistics grinds away at costs but doesn't allow it to know the neighbors. The new strategy tries to make that connection--editing for the area, offering a point of distinction. "It's going to tell the customer that we understand what they need," says Castro-Wright. "We not only understand what you need, we respect your point of view. We want to be your store of choice because we understand you better than anyone else in the marketplace...
...longest you ever went without peeing?AS: Well, I’ve gone a long time without peeing. You know, car trips. I would say probably like eight-hour car rides.RR: Impressive.AS: Thank you.RR: Do you have any role models in the peeing field?AS: My dog will pee like anywhere he wants to, which is pretty cool. I like that kind of brazen attitude towards urination.Peter C. Shields ‘09RR: Who do you play in “Urinetown?”PS: I play Officer Lockstock, the narrator and law enforcer.RR: Any good pee stories...
...someone else to avoid military duty in Israel. I feel just as underappreciated and disregarded. I realized that my role in the community meant nothing the other day when I was walking down JFK St. trying to get bubble tea and I saw a girl in leggings walking her dog. “Fine,” I said to myself. “Maybe she just had some leggings lying around and she felt it would be a good dog-walking outfit. It’s not like everyone dresses up like Cruella de Vil when they walk dogs...