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Under my plan, the airlines would modify their caste system, evidently modeled on ancient India's, in which Platinum cardholders board before Gold, who board before Silver and so on, until we odious hunchbacks in straphanger class are allowed to board, trailing our leashed chickens as they peck their way down the aisle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Holiday Travel a Little Less Horrid | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...probably fun if you’re married, but what if you’re not?Imagine bringing a date to cheer on the Crimson, and suddenly, you’re caught on the Kiss Cam and broadcast to the entire arena. What do you do? Go for the peck on the cheek or the open lips? Thankfully, the men of Harvard don’t have to face that split-second, potentially live-altering decision. While imagining the Harvard hockey experience as a public relations fanfare corporate-sponsored to within an inch of its life makes would be pretty...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BIG SHOT BOB: Sponsors Can’t Touch Harvard | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

Which brings us back to the real question: Is Facebook worth $15 billion? If it goes public sometime next year, as is widely expected, potential investors need to ask, "How big can Facebook grow?" says Internet analyst Bob Peck of Bear Stearns, who pegged Facebook's value at $6 billion in August. "You want to buy low expectations," says David Trainer, president of the business-valuation firm New Constructs. Google went public amid widespread skepticism, but Facebook has been anointed by its boosters as the next Google, despite MySpace's bigger audience and deeper pockets. As is always the case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Facebook Overrated? | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...child is awful. Sexiest physical trait: I have a very large head, which prevents me from wearing most hats. Favorite part about Harvard: Breakfast in a dining hall, breakfast anywhere. Describe yourself in three words: Wondrous strange stuff. In 15 minutes you are: Off to rehearsal with half a peck of delicious apples. In 15 years you are: A park ranger at Sequoia National Monument, teaching kids about John Muir at the visitors center and leading the 1:30 hike to that one tree that you can drive through...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: scoped! | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...years ago, has become the pre-eminent event for avant-garde chefs: Heston Blumenthal of the Fat Duck in Bray, England; Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mugaritz in Spain's Basque country and the ubiquitous Ferran Adrià of El Bulli in Spain have already confirmed. Carlo Cracco of Cracco-Peck is one of several daring Milanese chefs showcased at the fair, which will also offer workshops on bread, pizza and Italian patisserie. Top local restaurants offer special degustazione menus of both ultramodern and traditional Milanese dishes. www.identitagolose.it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Chef's Tour of the World | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

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