Word: mini
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...popular Zipcar rental service, on Dec. 16 in New York City, Paris and London. An annual membership starts at $50; per-hour rental fees start at $10. Book your car online, and pick up and return to designated hubs around the city. The fleet features "green" cars like the Mini Cooper and Toyota Prius and, if you have a big load to move, a Ford SUV hybrid. More cities are promised in early...
...again, the Administration's emissaries had little success swaying Senators' views. Senate Republicans Wednesday staged a mini revolt at a 90-min. luncheon with White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and Vice President Dick Cheney. The GOP leaders emerged from the lunch only to acknowledge that they were far from having the necessary votes. Not only are many strongly opposed to a plan they believe will only postpone the inevitable bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler, they feel that the President has a much easier alternative that would provide them political cover; allow the money instead to be taken from...
Intuitively, this Swedish model seems like a plausible enough scenario for the U.S. today - what Reich calls a "Mini Depression," or what one commenter on my TIME.com blog has dubbed the "Great Recession...
...book and notice the signatures of early visitors: Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, John Landis, Tobe Hooper, George Lucas... The swag was said to be worth $5 million. In 2002, his funds depleted by a long court case, Ackerman moved to a smaller home (the "Acker-mini-mansion"), where he still welcomed acolytes. For Forry it was always Halloween, and he was the warmest host to trick-or-treaters...
...Halloween. Boo (hoo)." On Nov. 6 the Locus.com SF site, the British Fantasy Society and Wikipedia all announced Ackerman's death - then retracted it. Not so much undead as not-yet-dead, Ackerman stayed with us for another four weeks. Through this extended expiration, emails flooded into the Acker-mini-mansion - love notes from fans like him, recognizing their model and idol...