Word: loyalism
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Here's a tip: If you're in a jam, find the nearest Heath Ledger fan. They are among the most charitable people in the world--forgiving, long suffering and loyal. How can you tell? Because they have put themselves through some spectacular duds on his behalf. (The Order, anyone? The Four Feathers?) Having captivated them as a rascally but tender heartthrob six years ago with teen catnip like 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight's Tale, Ledger, 26, then virtually disappeared from the kind of movies they--and almost everyone else--enjoy. The chisel-jawed Australian...
...Oliver Platt), the film’s resident comic relief. Though Pete has a tendency to harm more than he helps (as in a scene where a drunk misogynistic rant leads to his being hauled into the street), it’s easy to see why Charlie keeps the loyal friend close at hand.According to Ramis, the constant state of inebriation that defines Pete came somewhat naturally to Platt. “I saw Oliver play drunk without any alcohol at all,†says Ramis. Though Thornton was notably absent among the stars at the press conference, Cusack...
...will struggle with the intonation of it as well.â€Harvard Business School Associate Professor Luc R. Wathieu said it is critical for customers to find the new name appealing for a name change of this sort to be successful.“The reason people are loyal to a brand is because of all the connotations and associations that go with the name,†Wathieu said. “The question then is, do the associations that travel with the new name appeal to customers as well?â€Sara M. Sedgwick...
...Another trend worrying Jordanian officials is the substantial numbers of the Kingdom's young men who have gone off to Iraq to join Zarqawi's cause-the jihad against the U.S.-led effort to build a new Iraq. The fighters often hail from well-known tribes that are otherwise loyal to the Hashemite throne. Another generation of young Zarqawis, Jordanian officials fear, may cause a new era of violence, undermining the moderate, prosperous and pro-American kingdom that Abdullah is desperately trying to build...
Operation Steel Curtain opened up Saturday morning as two Marine battalions made a stealthy entrance into the outskirts of Huseybah, a smugglers' haven near the Syrian border that U.S. officials believe is the latest stronghold for insurgents loyal to Al Qaeda in Iraq...