Word: expectancies
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...While the Play Golf Designs pros won't actually wear high heels as they shoot a round with your clients, don't expect khakis and a cardigan. The fashion tastes of each woman differ, but a few have indeed dressed on the course like spring-break barmaids. To Sadekar, the attire is part of the attraction, and everyone just needs to lighten up. "Look at what the women's tennis players get to wear," she says. "Unfortunately, as golfers we get shafted. Khakis just aren't cool...
...expect Sadekar to care all that much about the LPGA's input. "You know what? Our women should be proud that they're hip, hot and fun and can bust it 250 yards off a tee," she says. "They've got the entire package. Why not play it all up?" Fair point. But as women fight for mainstream appreciation of their athletic skills, is her company playing it up too much...
...government transparency over the last several months. Citizens are supposed to have access to information on where their tax dollars are going and what the benefits are for the economy. There is , however, no place for people to go to see the entire "portfolio" of US government investments with expectations of what they will yield and when. It is easy to say that predictions for individual companies across such a broad spectrum of industries are impossible. When the Treasury or Fed put capital into individual companies or into the purchase of securities in the open market, they use internal models...
...percent tax on university assets valued at over $1 billion. If the state of Washington taxes Microsoft, they argue, why should Massachusetts not tax Harvard? The answer is that we do not want Harvard to act exactly like a business, so we should not treat it like one. We expect Harvard to think of Cambridge and Allston residents and Harvard workers even in times of stress, and the tax breaks are to help Harvard meet those expectations. If they are not met, then Harvard’s status as a nonprofit needs to be reconsidered...
...expect it? You know, no. [Laughter.] I guess. [Laughter.] But I don't think I knew what to expect, right. There's no way. [Laughter...