Word: ridding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...opinion, you might have to get rid of Jerry and part of the board to bring back Microsoft." - Activist Investor and Yahoo! shareholder Carl Icahn, after Yang turned down Microsoft's 2008 buyout offer (New York Times...
...plants in North America and has three more that are scheduled to close. But Grant Thornton's Rodriguez says that still leaves five to go to match demand. "They still need to take structural steps: reduce suppliers, reduce the number of plants, reduce the cost structure and get rid of excessive debt." Most analysts say GM has to dump underperforming brands...
Comparative job security. Even college professors who have tenure don't have total job security. They can always get rid of the department...
...change in hedge funds may not be entirely bad news for investors, either. According to NYU economist Brown, an industry shakeout could get rid of many undercapitalized or poorly managed funds, leaving remaining funds to consolidate. And the culling could even be healthy for the industry, says MIT's Lo, who draws an analogy from biology. "We've just seen a big meteorite hit," he says. "It will kill a number of species. But in the wake of that death, whole new species will arrive." As students of evolution know, the dinosaurs died to make way for something smarter...
...man/muscle, pushing the patrons of the bar around, calling them “bitch-ass niggas,” and pouring or throwing their drinks in their face. After enough of this, the patrons rally together to evict the duo, but they don’t manage to get rid of all the kind-of, almost-rappers in the audience. The video concludes with Akon, making a guest appearance playing a little bongo drum solo. Maybe this is a sign that Akon will give us a new side to his talents, just as T-Pain has. —Marissa...