Word: lidded
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...putting a lid on the $65 billion spent annually on holiday gifts, says Professor Joel Waldfogel of the Wharton School. Waldfogel, the author of Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays, insists his theory is solid economics, not bah, humbug. "As an institution for 'allocating resources' (getting stuff to the right people), holiday giving is a complete loser." If you spend $50 on yourself, he explains, you'll get something worth $50 to you. But if your Aunt Bernice buys you a $50 Christmas gift, she's likely to buy something that's worth nothing...
...kept most other foreign investors out of Sudan, but China consumes more than 60% of Sudanese oil. For a government keen on keeping economics and politics separate, Beijing is finding that the two have a nasty habit of intertwining. China is also learning that it can't keep a lid on political scandals overseas as easily as it can clamp down on information back home. In P.N.G., for instance, the local press has widely covered a government investigation into claims that corrupt local officials allowed Chinese immigrants to buy passports. In May Prime Minister Somare went...
When it comes to coffee, I say: to each his own. It should be an unalienable human right to enjoy what you eat and drink. Anyway, under the anonymity of the lid, who can tell the difference...
Garderobes and public toilets were eventually replaced with something slightly more recognizable to the modern-day defecator: a box with a lid. France's Louis XI hid his toilet behind curtains and used herbs to keep his bathroom scented; England's Elizabeth I covered her commode in crimson velvet bound with lace...
When in the midst of noncombat encounters, the players sit in their places. Tanya delicately eats her HUDS bagged lunch and folds the Saran wrap before putting it beside her on the couch. Carefully, she unscrews the top of her stainless steal thermos and pours hot water into the lid of the thermos, which serves the double function of a cup. Noncombat is generally relaxed, where dialogue is heavy, strategic, and goofy...