Word: idealizations
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...league. How do you respond? -Tim DeJong, ClevelandI welcome the criticism. I would say that a good number of our franchises are not profitable. So there are many owners who would raise their eyebrows at the charge that they are making enormous profits. I think that the ideal partnership is a private/public corporate partnership, and in Seattle, basically, the City Council said, "No." In fact, it engineered legislation that would make it difficult if not impossible for them to give any aid to the building of a new arena. And the state legislature said, "No." So we never...
...perspective from Geldof, a man who has worked so hard on the African continent. Sure, the Bush Administration has poured millions of dollars into Africa, and that's certainly laudable. However, it sounds naive of Geldof to attribute this to Bush's desire to live up to the American ideal of "the Good, the Fair and the Just." Though Geldof pointed out that China and India are aggressively investing in that continent, he didn't make the connection that U.S. aid to Africa is also a self-interested investment. Geldof disappoints with his simplistic view of Bush's agenda...
...Ideal Date: Coney Island, or even a walk along the Charles when it’s warmer. Anything that gives us a chance to talk and be silly...
...ideal Harvard, McLoughlin and the rest of University Hall would have organized House-based discussions in which the Muslim women live. Although the logistics would have been more complicated, the benefits of holding such discussions on a House-by-House basis, each of which has its own gym, are numerous...
...film seduces the viewer with Austin’s appeal—Willie Nelson, cowboys, and democrats—while the second half outlines the city’s problems of over-population, showing what happens when too many people follow their desire to move to an ideal place. Director Laura Dunn does a great job capturing the unique texture of Austin with its various subcultures, but she can’t resist playing favorites, privileging ranchers over suburbanites and environmentalists over developers. The film dramatizes the battle over Barton Springs and develops characters who drive the plot forward...