Word: mean
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...couldn't believe how happy his music made me and how good it was. He's a gift, and I didn't know. I mean, I knew "Born in the USA" and "Glory Days," but I didn't know that he covered so much ground, and there was something in his music that touched what I was going through, the process of falling back in love with my America." • The Killers' Brandon Flowers on his musical inspiration. MTV News...
...pick up any motherhood dos and don'ts from your roles in movies like Mean Girls or Baby Mama? -Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Cincinnati, Ohio I think I would be in real trouble if I learned mothering tips from either of those movies. There was a joke in Baby Mama where there was a stroller that, when it hit something, little air bags would come out. I do want one of those...
...this point, the promise is grand but vague. Warranty administration is a subspecialty in the auto business that relies on precise language. When carmakers say three years and 36,000, they mean exactly three years and 36,000 miles. Any changes or extensions, while not uncommon because of pressure from state lemon laws, are reviewed by senior management. Dealers get some leeway but not much, and taking a car to an unauthorized repair center can effectively negate the warranty. "None of this is clear," said one dealer, referring to the many nuances of warranty work that...
...alternated between comedic personalities such as Conan O’Brien ’85 and Sacha Baron Cohen, and more serious figures like former Meet the Press host Tim Russert. “It’s a more lighthearted day, but that doesn’t mean just comedians,” Seegars said. After hearing of Lauer’s selection, one senior created a Google Document online where seniors could write the names of people who they would prefer as the Class Day speaker to Lauer. The names on the list ranged from Arnold Schwarzenegger...
...World Bank, no fewer than 17 of the G-20 member nations have adopted a variety of protectionist measures - and there's no sign of any movement on reviving the Doha talks. The summiteers can be depended upon to adopt some ringing denunciation of protectionism. How much it will mean, God knows...