Word: ramming
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...moved away from the politics of hate. Still, Advani reverted to type at an election rally this month in Ayodhya, where Hindu zealots had torn down a Muslim mosque in 1992 and demanded the restoration of what they said was once a temple to the Hindu god Ram. "We will build a Ram temple at Ayodhya," Advani declared at the rally. "India will be Ram's kingdom once more." TIME's Alex Perry spoke with Advani outside Ayodhya in the run-up to India's general election...
...that it would have effectively handicapped the council by not ever allowing for a termbill increase to compensate for inflation. However, it seems that the only thing draconian about the current legislation is its insistence on disregarding the wishes of the student body. The council has already tried to ram through the fee hike, which was initially an increase from $35 to $100, without ever holding a referendum—a measure that would have severely delegitimized the efforts of the council...
Anyhow, I must admit I am fairly pleased that the sequel craze has been toned down for this summer, and though I’m hardly looking forward to any of the epics Hollywood is attempting to ram down our throats this summer, I think we can all agree on one thing: the all-powerful hotness of Keira Knightley in a leather bondage outfit, sporting Celtic tattoos and one big-ass sword. Bring it on, Keira...
...every team has Barry Bonds, so don't wait for the upper-deck smash. That's the message of Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business, the latest from Ram Charan, a noted consultant and co-author of the best-selling Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done. Charan argues that executives should look for "singles and doubles" to steadily enhance revenues, such as Dell's efforts to improve inventory turns, instead of industry-altering ideas. The tool for smacking a line drive is the "growth budget," which allocates specific resources to achieve targeted gains. "This discipline can change the whole...
...right-wing support base, like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu-nationalist volunteer group, "feel that Vajpayee has done precious little to advance the Hindu agenda," says Harish Khare, a journalist at the Indian newspaper the Hindu and an expert on relations between the BJP and the RSS. Ram Madhav, an RSS spokesman, acknowledges some points of friction between his organization and Vajpayee's government. "We have had some reservations on issues, especially Ayodhya," he says...