Word: patting
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...such as creating a new concentration for the dramatic arts in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—Bergmann says that she would feel more reassured when discussions are underway.“I believe in the report—it’s a great pat on the back,” Bergmann says. “Now how do you implement it without some dollars?”STEPPING UPThough Pecci and other ADF recipients were hesitant to pass judgment on the University’s efforts to go ahead with cost-effective recommendations of the Task...
...February 19, 2009, it is acceptable to lie in the pages of the Washington Post. There is no other way to interpret the e-mail that the paper’s ombudsman, Andrew Alexander, sent to reporter Pat Johnson that day, excusing a blatantly error-riddled column on global warming by George Will that the Post had published earlier in the week...
Obviously, newspapers should strive for intellectual diversity on their opinion pages. But the old Pat Moynihan quote, “Everyone is entitled to his opinion, but not his own facts,” is a cliché for good reason. By printing and defending George Will’s lies about climate science, the Washington Post has deceived its readers, and undermined its credibility as a journalistic enterprise...
...break ("Yes, it's back!"), thereby improving the overall experience? And what do these findings mean for the advertising industry? Will under-35 viewers, the catnip demographic for most sponsors, start ditching the DVRs so they can absorb the ads? "I'd imagine that advertisers might smile and pat themselves on the back for this," says Nelson, the report's lead author. "But it's not going to lead people to keep commercials in their life. The strong feeling people have against commercials is truly ubiquitous. It swamps everything." Even, possibly, one's happiness...
...past, one of the biggest challenges tradespeople faced was a psychological barrier that kept consumers out of the repair shop: I will not stoop so low as to squeeze more life out of these musty shoes or this old dress. That feeling still exists. An Indianapolis publishing executive named Pat, who just took four suit jackets in for restoration, asked that her last name not be printed because "it's nobody's business that I'm recycling clothing." But the economic realities eventually prevail. Pat was looking to extend her wardrobe when she chose between new and used. "Should...