Word: exaction
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...over a swelling piano and strumming guitar. The very next song on the album, “Something That I Already Know,” features the Boys crooning “I don’t wanna wait another minute” with the exact same notes and tempo. I thought I had accidentally set the song on repeat. Ultimately, despite its thorough badness, “Unbreakable” stands a chance for commercial success. After all, Backstreet Boys fan groups still are in existence out there, somewhere. Right...
...Harvard Square to the 215-mile trip. And, of course, a higher price. Beginning Nov. 8, Vamoose will offer one daily round trip from Boston to New York—with a stop in front of Widener Gate. Additional buses will run on Fridays and Sundays, with the exact number determined by customer demand and feedback. Vamoose, a Hasidic-owned company based in New York, is selling one-way tickets for $22 over the phone or at vamoosebus.com. In an interview yesterday, Vamoose co-owner Florence Bluzenstein pointed to guaranteed seating as an advantage over competitors...
...money to the NGO above whatever amount caring for the children will cost. Meanwhile, Chadian authorities say the Darfur children - taken from refugee centers administered by the NGO - showed no signs of hunger or illness that would make their departure urgent. Finally, with neither the nationality nor even exact identity of most children fully established, officials in Chad and France wonder how Zoe's Ark leaders could possibly know if the parents are indeed dead...
...implausible killers and gothic disasters on their workaday protagonists. Take the hapless citizens of Walford, a fictional London borough that is the setting for EastEnders, one of Britain's top-rated soaps. Recent episodes have seen a troubled adolescent kidnap his estranged stepfather, chip-shop owner Ian Beale, to exact revenge for his psychopathic mother's death in prison. Ian's current wife Jane was shot during her attempt to free him (keep up now: the gun originally belonged to a pedophile who targeted Ian's 13-year-old daughter). Jane's doctors say she'll survive her injuries...
...game that it was struggling to keep up with. By partnering with Facebook, it has also kept key competitors at bay. "The investment Microsoft made was in keeping Google out," says analyst Rob Enderle. Not only will Microsoft garner more revenues by serving up ads for Facebook (the exact revenue split has not been disclosed, but is probably about 20% going to Microsoft) but it also has a great shot at getting its search engine built into Facebook...