Word: lateraling
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...Them is about filling in these gaps? Exactly. Each of these characters left not only unanswered questions but unrealized talent and unknown potential as well. We'll never know what else van Gogh might have painted. Or how another Diane Arbus portrait might have turned out. Or how a later Hemingway novel might have read...
...nine months later, Ford appears to be well along on the road to recovery and in many ways is in a stronger position than its longtime rival GM. While Ford's senior executives say the company won't reach sustained profitability until 2011, the company surprised analysts by posting net income of $2.3 billion in the second quarter and followed that with healthy sales increases in July and August thanks to an assist from the federal cash-for-clunkers program. For its next sales boost, Ford is counting on a marketing blitz, which will be well in evidence...
...town hall meeting in April, Smith called for a broad-based restructuring of FAS to close a $220 million deficit over the next two years. In May, $77 million of possible savings proposed by FAS units were implemented in a sweeping round of cuts, which later included mass layoffs for staff. Smith charged six working groups with identifying the remaining $143 million. Those groups have seen varying degrees of progress since their creation...
...when a reporter for the daily El País asked him about it two days later, Berlusconi went on a verbal rampage full of quotable gems. His confirmation that showgirls were frequent guests at his dinners: "Of the males here, raise your hands who wouldn't want to eat in front of [beautiful women] instead of [less attractive] people." His denial of ever knowingly being involved in prostitution: "I have never paid a lira, a euro for sex. I say this also because, for those who love to conquer, the joy and the most beautiful satisfaction...
...private residence in Rome. Though the deposition by Gianpaolo Tarantini confirmed Berlusconi's earlier claims that he didn't know the women were being paid, its contents were so juicy, it set off a whole new round of coverage. When Berlusconi was asked about Tarantini's testimony two days later at a press conference, his 10-minute, over-the-top response left the impression of a world leader suffering from an extreme case of political vertigo...