Word: peeks
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...Back then, U.S. Marines and Iraqis worked together to pull down the statue, an event that marked the symbolic end of Saddam's regime. The square was far from full that day. Most ordinary Iraqis were still too scared to venture out of their houses and apartments, preferring to peek through curtains at the arrival of freedom. But the feeling of liberation and joy among those who did go into the streets was obvious. As the Marine battalion I was with moved through the city, old women offered battle-weary Marines cookies and tea, while kids shouted out, "Thank...
Like many others of my generation, I grew up watching MTV’s “Spring Break.” Every year I could count on this colorful spectacle to break through the monotony of March, allowing me a sneak peek into an earthly paradise of blue water, pristine beaches and wet t-shirt contests. I always thought to myself that maybe, just maybe, someday I would be cool enough and old enough to take part in that. I could tolerate the everyday tedium of high school because in the back of my mind I knew that...
...open-house prep (bake cookies! put out a bowl of oranges!), but it's all foreplay for the ka-ching! moment when we find out how much a home sold for. "It's voyeurism on two levels," says Sell This House executive producer Robert Sharenow. "You want to peek at the underwear drawer, and you want to know 'How much did they...
...Sarbanes-Oxley, known in the trade as Sox or Sarbox. The 2002 law stiffens accountants' spines in part because it places them under a new federal watchdog agency that will soon start spot-checking their work. That agency, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, also has an industry moniker--Peek-a-Boo--and recently issued a stricter set of rules detailing how auditors should evaluate internal controls. Companies must test these controls regularly, and such tests must be conducted by a firm different from the company's outside auditor, to avoid conflicts of interest. The agency's chairman, former...
...nosy neighbor in all of us, FUNDRACE.ORG lets you peek at the political donations of the folks on your block. Just plug in a name or an address (or browse the interactive maps), and you'll see who has given to which presidential candidates. The residents of 770 Park Avenue in Manhattan, for example, went big in 2003 for Kerry, Dean and Edwards, giving $38,000 total to the trio. At 300 Crescent Court in Dallas, Bush was the big winner, bagging $31,000. A word of warning: searching for friends and neighbors is addictive. --By Joshua Macht