Word: ruff
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...Even the pooch may be getting better treatment than Pops. In a separate Consumer Reports survey, 22% of women who expected to reduce their holiday spending said they would be cutting back on gifts for their spouse. Only 14% said they would cut back on gifts for their pets. Ruff. (Read a Q&A on why we shouldn't give Christmas gifts...
...Rogers isn't just an investor; he's an impassioned salesman, part Jimmy Swaggart, part Howard Ruff. There are several commodity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) now trading under the Rogers name, and his very appearance last Thursday, Oct. 8, was to help hawk two new precious-metals ETFs - one for gold and one for silver - being offered by ETF Securities USA, which hired Rogers to speak...
What do all Hollywood studio execs wish they had right now? A hot dog. The three puppy movies released in the past three months--lapdog empowerment tale Beverly Hills Chihuahua, ruff-road-trip comedy Bolt and man-meets-retriever weepie Marley & Me--have all taken in more kibble than any other dog movie in four years. On Jan. 16, the canine canon expands again with Hotel for Dogs, in which two kids find a way to house, feed and, crucially, toilet train more than a dozen strays. Plus, the kids are orphans. If by the end of the film...
...report—authored by members from the Graduate Student Council and Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering—surveyed 101 student parents, or approximately 40 percent of graduate student parents. The new policy is being crafted within GSAS—Brown and HGWISE member Karen M. Ruff have been meeting regularly with GSAS Administrative Dean Margot N. Gill and GSAS Dean of Student Affairs Garth O. McCavana. Brown said he hopes the new policies will mean “parents don’t have to come begging all the time and pull together funding from various...
...says. But in fact there is no rapper quite like him. Jin first came to prominence in 2001, after he won seven consecutive freestyle rap battles (live improvisation contests) on Black Entertainment Television. That led to his becoming the first solo Asian-American rapper signed by a major label (Ruff Ryders). His debut album, The Rest is History, featured big names like Kanye West and Wyclef Jean, and included the taunting single Learn Chinese ("When the pumps go off/ y'all gon' speak Chinese") plus serious tracks that delved into the Tiananmen killings and migrant life ("Think we open restaurants...