Word: nods
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...together. “Let me show you my arms” gets repeated again and again in the song “Throw,” and it’s up to you to decide whether it’s the slyest of sexual advances or a nod to heroin abuse...
...year-old laughs and apologetically shrugs, mouthing, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” Can’t of course because she’s a sensible person. We understand completely, feel guilty for putting her on the spot, and nod in thanks for her laughter. “Don’t hitchhike!” a doughy-faced, middle-aged woman scolds from the passenger seat of a mini van. This is the fifth car. Things are looking up.“I know,” Simon says...
...Russia should stop using its oil and gas supplies to keep customer countries [an error occurred while processing this directive] in line, and to complain that Putin's government "has unfairly and improperly restricted the rights of her people." Privately, the other G-8 leaders regret giving Russia the nod four years ago to host this year's gathering. Instead of a carrot to induce improved behavior, the venue has become a spectacular stage for Putin to proclaim his rather different message: Russia is back, and I'm in charge. That's why the St. Petersburg summit may be more...
...what's the word to describe someone whose job is outsourced to Romania via India? Wipro's Lilian Jessie Paul likes globombed. Sudip Banerjee, president of enterprise solutions at Wipro, prefers flattened, with a nod to Thomas Friedman, author of the globalization bible The World Is Flat. Says Banerjee: "The jobs will go to those who can do them best, in the most cost-effective manner. Geography is irrelevant." That's something Indians are starting to learn...
...Crimson in Ivy play to earn Ivy League Player of the Year honors, becoming only the fourth woman in Harvard history to win the award. Co-captains Anderson and junior Elsa O’Riain went 31-7 at first doubles on the year, earning an All-Ivy nod and a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament. The successful senior seasons of Wang and Anderson were perfect capstones to stellar careers, as the two players graduated having won the Ivy title each of their four seasons at Harvard.CRAIG’S LIST Two-time captain Will Craig (right...