Word: paled
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When Fiorina took over HP, it had known decades of success, and still credited its legendary "HP Way" culture for much of it. But its recent performance was pale, and its future unsure. So Fiorina adapted the HP way to her way. Taking "Invent!" as the rallying cry, she invented a new future. The board, which had recruited her, was ready to back her; but a family-led shareholder battle required Fiorina to have the courage to collide with history and high emotions. She emerged stronger, and so far so has the company. Producing $3.5 billion of merger savings after...
...junkie is tall and pale and goofy looking, in a T shirt and bike shorts, and Edward Conlon doesn't have a whole lot of obvious sympathy for him--he calls him Big Bird behind his back. Big Bird used to be an electrician till he realized his true calling, namely, shooting smack. A few days ago, one of Big Bird's fellow junkies conked him on the head with a chunk of concrete--the chunk is in Conlon's desk, in fact, with blood and hair still on it--and it's Conlon's job to find...
While the struggles of the small hoopsters during their eight-minute contests usually provides a break from the monotony of other stoppages in play, these respites pale in comparison to the opportunities at the University’s disposal. If even discussion of corporate sponsorship didn’t border on taboo, that...
...underworld isn’t so easy. Once you’re on the inside, no matter how averse you are to its sordid characters and no matter how badly you want to keep yourself from going back, chances are you’ll find yourself trudging down those pale gray stairs, into the basement and the world that the upstairs people just don?...
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has long been known for his animated press conferences. Websites such as Cynical-C Blog (CYNICAL-C.COM) and Pale Blue Dot (PALEBLUE.US) are having fun highlighting his fighting poses. Among our favorites: the Twin Cobra Fist, Sleeping Dragon and, above, the dreaded Spider Hand...