Word: packetizing
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...When the packet of orientation activities arrived in the mail, I took a few deep breaths and picked FOP, a week of camping for all of the nature-loving undergrads I was soon to join. I lied shamelessly on the forms, ellipsing my experience living on the land in New Mexico without running water, toilets, or joy, and signed up for a beginner trip. My father was surprised at my orientation activity choice (“But Lizzie, you hate camping. And nature.” “You don’t even know...
Indeed, Nazarbayev had been forcefully advertising this election as a strong signal that long-awaited reform is under way. The new Majilis will operate under a packet of constitutional changes which will let the legislative body confirm the Prime Minister and most Cabinet members. But the changes also allow Nazarbayev to become President for life, should he so choose. His supporters argue that he must have that option in order to remain as a supervisor for the budding and still fragile democracy. With the election results, however, the new Majilis is now as totally controlled by the President...
...information packet for faculty advisers will be prepared and sent to all advisers following the registration deadline,” she wrote. “All new faculty participating in the Bok Center orientation program will receive a flyer encouraging them to register with SAO, providing us with information on their interests...
...With taxes representing nearly 80% of the price of every packet of cigarettes sold, why doesn't France legalize marijuana to claim a similar revenue slice? Because, as with tobacco and alcohol, cannabis sales are hottest among young people, who by developing the habit earlier will find kicking it harder to do. The French study found that nearly 50% of 17-year-olds reported having smoked dope at least once in their lives; nearly one third admitted having done so in the preceding month, and 16% cited regular or daily use. Average age for first use, meanwhile, is just over...
...world where free usually means worthless, many in the industry can't stomach the idea that one day consumers could pick up the new Eminem album with every packet of M&M's. But one man's freebie is another man's fortune. Prince was reportedly paid $500,000 over and above the royalties for each CD - typically around 10%. Considering that his last album, 3121, sold only 80,000 copies in the U.K., this deal may have earned him more than eight times as much. Plus, Planet Earth - which has gotten fairly good reviews...