Word: perk
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This won't make Amazon the iTunes killer. There's no way Amazon will match the silky-smooth user experience of the iTunes store--I mean, interface design and hardware integration are what Apple does--or the depth of its song selection. DRM-free music is a nice perk, and the freedom-loving anti-copyright geekerati will be all over it, but there are more important things in life. And Amazon doesn't need to kill iTunes anyway. Amazon's music store will be a handy tool for setting up package deals and promotional giveaways and such, but that...
...that. To make amends with passengers, JetBlue created a Customer Bill of Rights that pays off when flights have long delays. It is now touting the most legroom in coach, a priceless perk for those of us in the 6-foot plus category. And the carrier continues to expand, most recently to San Francisco...
...good baddie on Pirates, the rewards are great. Geoffrey Rush is back as Captain Barbossa, the ghostly seaman "so wicked that Hell spat him back out," Rush says. This time he has a central role, but that's not the only perk. His character is an action figure and has been added to the Disney parks' Pirates ride. "For every actor, no matter what territory you work in, it's a very important moment in your life when you see yourself in a little cellophane box, and then know that that figure will be 10 ft. tall in the Disney...
...rural high schools, these non-feeder schools,” Mueller said. “We’re really easy about giving fee waivers.” Another student spoke about the psychological benefit of receiving early admission to the College, saying he thought students would miss that perk under the new policy. But Avery said that much of the perceived psychological effect is just an “urban myth.” “If you’re smart, you realize that nothing you do between November and December will have any effect...
...what Housing Day is about. It’s about the swag. Here’s how to get it all: 1) Go naked. Your winter pastiness should be enough to have people literally throwing shirts at you. 2) Hit up the blocking day Stein Club circuit. Extra perk: free beer. 3) Start your own non-profit claiming to bring Harvard House t-shirts to third-world countries. 4) Surreptitiously sneak under the table and blow the shirt distributors. 5) Go into I-Banking. This delightfully vague Harvard classic seems to be a solution for everything. The more successful...