Word: mega
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While supplements can benefit, the "mega-dose," taking too much of a given nutrient, can be harmful, says Bleday. The mega-dose usually consists of 10 times...
Experts began predicting the violent collapse of Third World megacities more than a decade ago. Urban planner Janice Perlman recalls the skepticism she encountered in the mid-1980s when she first proposed Mega-Cities, a project to promote the exchange of ideas and innovations among the world's biggest urban areas. She was told that her proposal was futile because such cities as Jakarta and Mexico City would be torn apart by disease and disorder within a few years...
...long- term deficit-reduction scheme, Clinton had to decide how exactly to spread the bad news he got at Blair House. He had already become famous for downplaying whatever encouraging economic statistics have come along, and he followed suit within hours of Blair House. But he knew the mega-message would be better received if it were broached first by a third party whose analysis he could thereafter second. This is the key to understanding Clinton's governing style. As the historian Arthur Schlesinger notes, Clinton views successful leadership as a process of persuasion rather than preachment. Throughout the campaign...
Anyone who can dump close to $200 million in stock options in one day and heads a corporation that is worth $22 billion is mega-rich. It would be reasonable to guess that he doesn't need the $16 million in question to pay the mortgage. Nor is he likely to use it to put food on the table, unless Eisner is planning to feed all of Orlando...
...Harvard Dr. Ravi Zacharias is set to speak at next year's Evangelical mega-event, Urbana. This Thurday evening he speaks at the Law School. Followed by an a cappela concert by Under Construction on Wednesday. Now there's something different--an a cappela concert at Harvard! We can't get enough of this stuff...