Word: nesting
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Make sure you can afford it. Think twice before lending money you are counting on having down the road. A ruined relationship is bad; a ruined nest egg is a disaster. If you can afford to lose the money, consider making it a gift from the start...
...they also want to press their claims that Blackwater, in its zeal to exploit this unexpected market for private security men, showed a callous disregard for the safety of its employees. In the process, the case of the Fallujah Four, as some now refer to them, has stirred a nest of questions about accountability, oversight and regulations governing for-profit gunslingers in war zones...
...Using spa cuisine as a foundation, and with the help of a nutritionist and a Chinese herbalist, Gamon has been blending hashima (the glands of snow frogs) with white chocolate, combining curried chicken drumsticks with reishi mushrooms and kelp, dressing butter-braised abalone with ginseng, and adding bird's nest to ice cream. These are not the normal pairings of tonic cuisine, but they are based on the same principles and Eu Yan Sang's conservative herbalists have gradually given their approval. "Now they ask me, 'Does it taste good?'" says Gamon with a laugh...
...prescribed ECT, the treatment is provided by a Harvard affiliated hospital. Kadison says of the controversial view of the treatment, “I think it is largely misguided because of residual ‘myth’ from things like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the sense that this is some kind of primitive treatment/punishment rather than a medical procedure that is very effective and often has fewer side effects than medication.” Mireya Nadal-Vicens, a tutor in Mather House and psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital who performs ECT says...
...high prices cable companies charged for access to the network. EarthLink (projected 2006 revenues: $1.3 billion) is banking on muni wi-fi to grow sales, closing deals with seven cities in public-private partnerships. EarthLink owns and operates the network while the city contributes money or light poles to nest radios for connectivity. The company will cut costs by selling access to wholesale providers like DirecTV. Philadelphia created a government-supported nonprofit to oversee EarthLink's 135-sq.-mi. system, which should be ready next October and will emphasize digital inclusion programs like half-price accounts for low-income residents...