Word: dykes
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Morale at the BBC, the world's best-known public-service broadcaster, has been dropping for most of the past decade. A "moaning culture," in the words of Greg Dyke, the British Broadcasting Corp.'s new director-general, has pervaded the Beeb in recent years, with staff members complaining about an overweening bureaucracy that stifles creativity. Last month it appeared that Dyke had taken the keening to heart. He announced a shake-up of the 23,000-employee organization in which hundreds of management jobs will be axed and $1.5 billion in savings channeled into programming over the next five...
...foreigners, who mostly consume the best the BBC has to offer, like the costume drama Wives and Daughters and the comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, the need for an overhaul might seem less than compelling. But for those who labor in the main offices, Dyke's description of the organization as being overmanaged and underled could seem a euphemism. During his seven-year reign, Dyke's predecessor John Birt created an unpopular and labyrinthine business bureaucracy in which 190 separate units handled interdepartmental dealings, especially those between the program commissioning and production sides. The Birt system was designed to instill accountability...
...desire to "fuck as many white women as possible." His most academic discussion in the book discusses the hypocrisy of the feminist movement. While his critiques of the movement are not original, his summary view of problems within the movement gives a clear understanding of the difference between "bull-dyke feminism" and Betty Friedan Feminist Mystique feminism...
...fairly clear," said Emily R. Van Dyke '03. "I didn't have much trouble...
...Huskies cut the lead two 3-2 in the second period, during which neither team could establish its offense. The only goal came in transition, when Northeastern winger Betsy Dyke dumped the puck into the zone and it slipped past Harvard senior goaltender Crystal Springer...