Word: fatted
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...senior, you will get n+1, and you will be at the top of the lottery, so you will grab one of the best rooms available. Juniors will get a pretty solid n room. Sophomores will get a smile from Beth Terry (House Administrator) and a big fat question mark. Flyby called its sophomore 2-room double "The Cell," and only half-jokingly. Walkthroughs are present but often avoidable, and Claverly overflow housing is very nice for those who don't mind being a bit of distance from a dining hall...
...loan costs 1.5% a year, or $1.5 million on $100 million, which lowers the investor's take-home return to $2 million. But remember, the investor had to put up just $8 million. That means the annual return on the much smaller up-front investment zooms to a fat 25%. Lower-rated auto loans can pay as much as 30%, but they have a much higher rate of default - and potential buyers will not get access to those low-cost government loans. Plus, these days, few investors are willing to take more risk than they have to. With...
...past, placards with calorie counts, serving sizes, and grams of fat and carbohydrates were posted next to each menu item in the dining halls...
...spending $634 billion on health-care reform or $656 billion on renewable energy, Obama is also waging a public relations war, portraying the outlays as down payments that will save money in the long run. Fiscal conservatives have long drooled over the possibility of taking a scalpel to the fat in Medicare and Medicaid. They were delighted when Obama controversially included $1.1 billion in the stimulus to study the cost effectiveness of the programs. "Health care is the most important part of entitlement reform," says Cooper, "so in a sense, he's advancing strongly on the most important element." (Read...
During Russia's fat years, waistlines expanded almost as quickly as oil and gas exports. But now that lean times have returned, Russia's Ministry of Health is encouraging a revival of a diet full of cabbage, sour milk and other traditional foods to fatten Russians' wallets and slim their bellies. The advice, contained in a new Ministry report, is aimed at helping a population hit by rising unemployment, a falling ruble and ever-increasing food prices...