Word: smarts
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...their refund to pay credit card debt - up from 17% a year ago. The percentage using their refund to pay utility bills and rent or their mortgage has roughly doubled too. A slightly greater number say they will splurge on a new car (5%) or vacation (11%). (See 10 smart ways to use your tax refund...
...this virus, we have a solemn and urgent responsibility to take the necessary steps. I would sooner take action now than hesitate and face graver consequences later." Better safe than sorry - when it comes to diseases, it's as clichéd as washing your hands, and just as smart...
...long relied on Japan for the bulk of its sales. But as the recession tamps down luxury spending, competitors' cheaper models are making inroads against Zojirushi's luxury offerings. So Zojirushi has rolled out a wider range of tricked-out kitchen tools - from oddly small bread machines to too-smart toasters and wired teapots - that have allowed the company to expand sales overseas and well beyond rice. (See pictures of what the world eats...
...Another person who will be seriously considered is Diane Wood of the Seventh Circuit court of appeals in Chicago. A very smart and hard-working liberal, Wood knows Obama, though not well, and is the most respected judge among the likely candidates. She has a few knocks against her, though. At 59, she may be older than Obama and the Democrats would like. And she's from Obama's adopted hometown of Chicago, which means her nomination could appear politically provincial...
Also, 1:25-1:27 is kind of priceless. Smart play, prefrosh, but we know you four-strawed that scorpion bowl. Watch it all, after the jump...