Word: exaction
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...same company that renamed Peanuts more than 50 years ago. "I don't know why you'd want to rush to get to that cemetery," says Krahulik. "I guess everybody wants their dad to like them, right? They feel like they need that approval. I think we represent the exact opposite of that...
...literature he cites. But something about Sutton's message hits a nerve. Maybe it's the epithet, which he defines helpfully as someone who persistently belittles and abuses those of inferior power or status. (As if we needed it spelled out.) Or maybe it's his argument that jerks exact a cost to the bottom line as they single-handedly corrode an organization's cohesion. An IT company he mentions went so far as to calculate a star salesman's TCA--total cost of asshole--by totting up expenses attributed to his behavior. Turnover, legal bills and anger-management courses...
...maha in Arabic), desert foxes and gazelle meander around the grounds and, if you're lucky, quench their thirst in your own private pool. The spa and airy suites have gorgeous views of the desert, and there are easels, paper and pastels for those who want to capture that exact shade of sand (golden, ocher or russet, depending on the time of day). A dedicated field guide, one of three staff assigned to each suite, helps you choose activities, from falconry to horseback riding to nature walks. The four-wheel desert drive is a must for all but the most...
...it’s what he has done since the first moments of the American invasion of Iraq. There should be no questions regarding the prosecution of the war, he seems to say, as that would “undermine” the troops. (He used that exact word earlier this week...
...Home institutions rarely know when their students transfer to other schools. We only know that they have not (yet) completed a degree here,” Associate Dean of Academic Advising Monique Rinere writes in an e-mail. But while it’s hard to get exact numbers, a small number of Harvard students definitely do transfer...