Word: pies
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...they won't be cgi - so get used to it. Bob Kurtz Former Governor, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Los Angeles Aiming to Influence Your cover on the secrets of ambition [Feb. 13] loosely described it as "that need to grab an ever bigger piece of the resource pie." It seemed that many of the successful people in the story are focused on creating wealth. As a wife, mother and young academic, however, I find that the capacity to influence can prove a stronger motivator than money. What drives me is a desire for a slice of history rather...
...Raleigh, N.C., WRAL, which wants to stream prime-time shows live, then sell downloads on its own website, limiting access geographically to Raleigh viewers. Production companies and studios that provide shows to networks pose another potentially thorny family feud. Networks haven't figured out yet how to split the pie, which is why the Big Four have so far placed only their wholly owned shows on off-network platforms...
...choices offered by the modern vending machine? This classic snack assortment would certainly elicit some difficult quandaries. Knowing him, he’d probably bring a packed lunch, but in the end he’d just be eating his words, followed by a nice thick slice of Humble Pie. But wait, he can’t eat—he’s dead! Conclusion: We realize that five out of seven days of the week, most people would rather push a button that says “Destroy the Whole World” than roll...
...premise that ambition is the "Need to grab an ever bigger piece of the resource pie before someone else gets it" confuses ambition with greed and cut-throat competitiveness. Nature may be a zero-sum game, but civilization is not. Ambitious people don't just grab a bigger piece of the pie; they also make the pie bigger so that there's more to go around. Ambitious people brought us the printing press, personal computer, medical advances and agricultural efficiencies undreamed of 100 years ago. Mary Jacobs Dallas...
...Eric Hometown: Dallas, Texas Favorite ice cream flavor: Boston Cream Pie at Baskin Robbins Favorite book: Crime and Punishment Concentration: Anthropology Ideal date: Dinner and dance on a cruise ship Best pickup line: Don’t need one Horoscope sign: Pisces Christina Hometown: Baltimore, MD Favorite ice cream flavor: Chocolate peanutbutter cup Favorite book: Great Expectations Concentration: Linguistics Ideal date: A picnic on the beach Best pickup line: I just moved you to the top of my to-do list Horoscope sign: Virgo