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...Kayla is one of the lucky ones. Young and cute, she at least leaves the facility when rented out to birthday parties, county fairs, and nursing homes. She may even follow in the footsteps of other chimps here and be photographed for Hallmark and Walmart gift cards...
...Getting the Small Things Right Sometimes in diplomacy, the small things matter the most. In early March, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton handed her Russian counterpart a "reset" button intended to symbolize the U.S. desire to "reset our relationship." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov looked at the gift and smiled. "You got it wrong," he said in perfect English. On the button was "peregruzka," which means overcharge or overload. Oops. Just days earlier, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had visited the White House bearing rarefied gifts: a first-edition biography of Winston Churchill and a penholder carved from the timbers...
...Then build yourself up to the right frame of mind. Severance is money that a company gives you so that you'll sign a release promising not to do things like sue or trash-talk the firm in the press. "It's not love, it's not a gift - it's a business transaction," says Alan Sklover, an employment attorney and the author of Fired, Downsized, or Laid Off: What Your Employer Doesn't Want You to Know About How to Fight Back. If you agree to go beyond basic stipulations - perhaps you'd be willing to train the people...
...night, including a boxed lunch for two. On the second weekend, at Lake Quinault Lodge, room rates start at $109, including the BBQ. Additional nights can be tacked on for $89 a night. If you show up in a hybrid car, you'll get a $15 gift certificate to use at either hotel's shop or restaurant...
...would never think to write a song about: tax software programs, White House cabinet members, Paul Krugman. Now, I might write a song about Maureen Dowd (tentative title: "I Wish You Would Disappear"), but Krugman? Yes, the Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist has a gift for breaking down complicated economic situations into easily digestible concepts, but he rarely inspires within me a sense of passion. Apparently songwriter Jonathan Mann disagrees...