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Post of the Week | The best post seen this week. |
In a culture where Xena and Hercules have hit TV shows, it's a lot more fun imagining that you are a valiant warrior doing business-as-battle than it is to admit that you're a pudgy functionary whose most daring deed is to draft a boldly worded memo. | Xena and Hercules both have hit shows. |
Click here to read the first chapter.) | The first chapter is available here.) |
Tuppence, you are the limit! | You're the uttermost, Tuppence! |
Poland's development of a market economy has produced a proliferation of stores and boutiques, including many imported from Western Europe and North America. | Stores and boutiques have cropped up in Poland. |
um-hum seems fair to me also individual level | Yep, it seems like a fair deal to me. |
He described the heart transplants and complicated valve replacements he performed. | He explained how the heart transplant and valve replacements were done |
Southwest plans to invade the New York market next year. | Southwest will be entering the New York market soon. |
Women have traditionally formed the majority of the congregation, praying for the protection of their fathers, husbands, and sons while they were away at sea in merchant fleets, diving for sponges, or working in lands far away. | Women prayed for the protection of the men in their families while they were working away from home. |
But it certainly complicates the story, and Gerth either downplayed it or left it out. | The story is certainly complicated by it. |
If a valuation account is deducted from the related asset or liability it is sometimes referred to as a contra-asset or contra-liability account. | It is also known as a contra-liability account. |
She returned to the home on a later visit and the first lady even tried on his leather jacket and posed for a picture on Subia's motorcycle. | She returned to the home at a later time. |
However, let me assure you, we did not use performance to target certain individuals. | Let me assure you we didn't use performance to target people |
Establishment and Review of Performance Measures and Indicators | Performance Measures and Indicators can be established and reviewed. |
Each emphasized three central | They all had three points they focused on. |
developing information on the risks associated with evolving practices, | You must develop information on the risks of practices that evolve. |
who did you root for in the Super Bowl | Did you support a team that made it to the Super Bowl? |
One such example is seen in recent deliberations about the appropriate location for visa processing. | Recent deliberations about the appropriate location for visa processing is an example. |
Just Before the Battle, Mother, one of the most popular songs of the Civil War, sold over a million copies in sheet music, an interesting thing to contemplate (or call for at a karaoke bar) as we await the debut of Talk magazine (as I understand it, an abbreviated form of the original title, Talk Is Cheap ) and the res... | The Mother song sold over a million copies in sheet music. |
how did you get out of that | How did you escape from that situation? |
oh is is the Kmart there that was | Is there a Kmart there? |
These include Process and Policy, co-authored with Professor David A. Martin and first published in 1985, which helped to define immigration law as a legitimate field of academic study. | Professor David A Martin is one of the co-authors of Process and Policy. |
Its volume declined by 1.9 billion pieces between 1990 and 1997 | In eight years volume declined. |
Also called Non-Variable Cost or Constant Cost. | This item can be referred to by two different means. |
It lies 600 km (375 miles) off the coast of Morocco and nearly 1,000 km (600 miles) southwest of the Portuguese capital. | It is located southwest of the capital city of Portugal. |
and use the mainframe for corporation uh type programs like payroll and uh financial data bases and we also have uh uh a message system which is a worldwide network within within the corporation | The corporation has a messaging system and payroll in finances. |
that you can serve over rice | Put it over the rice. |
i listen to KRLD and uh KLIF the news talk radio and i actually listen to CNN radio do you know it was on radio now | I listen to KRLD, KLIF and now CNN radio. |
Shopping in Israel is as exotic or as straightforward as you want to make it. | Shopping in Israel is straightforward if you want it to be. |
yeah uh it it it's kind of difficult and i guess the whole system is set up to rather let uh some guilty people go free than to put an innocent person in in jail | Sometimes criminals are not punished for their crimes. |
yeah it's nice you can wear shorts especially on a day like today when it's so hot | I like that you can wear shorts. |
Now the party is trying to prevent him from jumping ship. | They do not want "him" to leave prematurely. |
The grounds of the cemeteries of Paris are beautifully kept, and the avenues of tombs provide a fascinating walk through history. | Much history can be gleamed by walking through the grounds of Parisian cemeteries. |
But in any case you will wear gloves fitted with the finger-prints of a notorious housebreaker. | Nevertheless, you will leave behind the fingerprints of a notorious housebreaker. |
In 1884, a Victorian electorate shrugged off Grover Cleveland's confessed paternity of an out-of-wedlock son. | Grover Cleveland admitted to having a child with a woman he was not married to. |
but every i run my VCR while i'm at work i tape that and i watch it every evening when i come home and i don't know what it is about that show that's different about other talk shows | I watch a VHS every evening at home. |
you mean make oh i suppose he he has to protect himself too so that somebody can't say you know when he's selling them that somebody else made it i mean it's so that he gets his own profits | It's important for him to make money from this. |
It shouldn't make a lick of sense, let alone feel all of a piece, but The Matrix is actually one of the more lyrical sci-fi action thrillers ever made, in which space and time become love slaves to the directors' witty visual fancies. | A film is being discussed. |
GSA officials responsible for the program told us they believe the savings achieved through this program far outweigh the benefits the government would gain through more aggressive efforts to capture and use frequent flyer miles for official travel. | GSA officials are responsible for the program. |
In its fiscal year 2002 performance plan OPM reported that, beginning in fiscal year 2002, it will phase in a new business model for retirement claims processing. | Starting on 2002, the method of processing retirement claims will be updated. |
For example, the Government Paperwork Elimination Act requires OMB to ensure that federal agencies, when practicable, allow individuals and other entities the option to submit information to the agency electronically and maintain records electronically by October 21, 2003. | There is an act that aims to reduce the paperwork. |
Yes, said Sir James, and stroked his chin reflectively. | Sir James stroked his chin thoughtfully. |
um i don't think they're strong enough myself to become independent uh i think that it's in their best interest right now just uh to remain as is keep the status quo and uh keep uh stay under the United United States protection | These countries are not strong enough to be independent and should stay under the protection of the US. |
However, that Executive Order has been replaced by Executive Order 5 | The Executive Order has been replaced by a new one. |
What can we do? asked Tuppence, her spirits rising. | "What is there left that we could do?" asked Tuppence. |
well it's been good talking to you | I've enjoyed speaking to you. |
put a big cast on it | Place a huge cast on it. |
The change is necessary, he added, to assure a true oversight mechanism for the New York City program. | Changes need to be made to for an oversight mechanism for the city. |
They soon found the post office, which was also a sweet and general fancy shop, and knocked at the door of the cottage next to it. | When they discovered the post office, they knocked on the house next door. |
what no no no no this is like this is like video game stuff okay but the only thing was that it was just lines okay like if you | I am really unhappy that this might be video game stuff. |
uh-huh right right i agree well i think we've we've gotten our five five minutes or six or seven or whatever so | Yes I agree, we have received our five or six minutes. |
For the next five decades the United States, the largest importer of Cuban sugar, dominated the island's economy and largely controlled its political processes. | The United States held the island's economy in their hands. |
They'd all lie their heads off to git a trooper into trouble. | If it caused trouble for a trooper, they would lie. |
The civil division is spread among a few boroughs. | They were divided by were kind to each other. |
The Kal took a running leap and caught the lip of the pit's gated entrance. | When Kal jumped, he hit the edge of the gate. |
No sooner was the magnificent project completed than the king, jealous of his palace, had its owner arrested for embezzlement and jailed for life. | The king had the owner of the project jailed for life. |
Cheer up, John! I said soothingly. | I tried to pump up his spirits. |
right right did you have them in a center or something last summer | Did you have them in a centre during the summer? |
Deep breath. | Take a deep breath. |
Participants raised the question whether the current system of selecting directors needs to be reexamined because the existing system from a shareholders' point of view has not been working to get the right people on boards. | Participants raised the question whether the current system of selecting directors needs to be reexamined. |
Several mummies were found here when archaeologists opened it, leading to a much-improved understanding of the genealogy of the various dynasties. | The archaeological dirscovery of mummies here led to an improved understanding of genealogy of different dynasties. |
The room was in great disorder. | The room was a mess. |
right and uh while parents very often will be involved with the school activities when the child's in the elementary school and they get into the high schools so often they seem to drop away at that point and that is just as valuable | Parents are more involved with elementary school activities than in high school activities. |
uh-huh oh is there anything else | Is there anything else? |
Charles Krauthammer blamed it on all those nature shows. | He put the blame on all those nature shows. |
you know and i and i think that i i agree with you this is exactly the right course i mean that's an internal problem to Iraq it has nothing to do with us | We have no business meddling with Iraq's internal problems. |
The paradox of thrift and the widow's cruse are both major themes in William Greider's latest book, which I discussed last month. | I discussed the themes in William Greider's latest book last month. |
Raleigh was in the top twenty five housing market i mean it was a good place to buy a house but the problem is that the average house cost is really high | Raleigh was a top housing market, and it was a great place to buy, but the average cost is really high. |
It was deafening. | I couldn't hear anything. |
I also need to tell you about the mandatory change of ID documents, which you were not able to do before the deadline. | I need to inform you of the compulsory change of ID documents, which you failed to do before the deadline. |
we uh not a whole lot uh i i don't use i i seldom use anything harsher than seven dust you know i don't really like to put a lot chemicals on it but then again i don't want the bugs eating it upping either | I don't like using chemicals, but I don't want bugs eating them either. |
Was it worth the loss?' asked Ca'daan. | Ca'daan asked the person a question. |
Something changed and everyone saw it. | Everyone saw that something had changed |
What those dumb hicks really lack is the wherewithal for a fine university education that will lead to a job in the go-go tech sector. | A university education leads to tech jobs. |
requires the Administrator of EPA to regulate emissions from nonroad engines and vehicles and to issue regulations containing standards applicable to emissions from these categories of new nonroad engines and vehicles. | The EPA is required to regulate the emissions of engines in non-road use. |
The result of applying these adjustment factors is an updated set of unit economic values used in the valuation step. | An updated set of unit economic values results from using the adjustment factors. |
About 410,000 people live on Guadeloupe with some 40,000 on its administrative dependencies (Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthelemy, Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, and Desirade). | There are almost half a million people living there. |
Whatever your beliefs about the formal obstruction of justice case against Clinton, Lewinsky clearly intuited that her mendacity would please the president. | Lewinsky thought her mendacity would please Clinton. |
Britain's last High Commissioner, Sir Gerald Templer, conceived the park as a vast jungle retreat for the public in 1950. | Sir Gerald Templer had the park open to the public. |
As the federal government fully embraces e-commerce and other leading-edge implementations of IT that benefit citizens, leadership in managing the governmentas information resources becomes of paramount importance. | Leadership in managing the government's information resources is becoming of paramount importance. |
The form of entry that we consider is delivery cream skimming. | The form of entry is delivery cream skimming. |
El-Aksa is actually the most important mosque in the entire city. | Of all the mosques in the city, El-Aksa is the most important one. |
The use of computerized, tailored messaging represents an important technique to provide targeted, individualized feedback to patients considered most open to change messages. | There is an advantage to providing tailored meaning to patients who are most open to change messages. |
There are also dozens of smaller newspapers serving a variety of specific interests, including two dueling alternative weeklies. | There are many different newspapers over an array of niches. |
He says, Who are these people? | He states who are these people? |
Surrounding it are the remains of the Sacred Lake, drained in the 1920s to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in the stagnant water. | The Sacred Lake was drained to prevent more mosquitoes from breeding. |
The monks added a hall for worship called a chaitya (temple). | The chaitya, or hall for worship, was added by the monks. |
Jon drew his rapier and ran forward. | Jon ran forwards with a sword. |
okay that made a nice ugly sound | It created an ugly sound nicely. |
yeah in fact uh Jordan hit the winning basket to win by one point with like sixteen seconds to go | Jordan won it by scoring towards the end. |
Apparently Southerners were big on projectiles. | The people from the south were a fan of projectiles. |
Five km (3 miles) south of the town, protected only by a couple of cypresses from an incongruous wilderness of highways and bleak urban development, stands the lovely church of Sant'Apollinare in Classe (549). | There are cypress trees between the church and the town. |
yeah are overmedicated too | Yeah and too much medication as well. |
I hope others will follow you. | I hope you are followed by others. |
We have made subtle hints and mentioned that they need to start looking for their own place. | We slyly hinted that they need to consider moving out. |
The man's eyes, large and opaque, stared at Hanson. | The man's huge and dark eyes gazed at Hanson. |
"In Stein's everything is for sale."The storekeeper named a price, and Drew bargained. | Everything in Stein's can be purchased. |
Agencies can also consider joining any of the many trade and professional organizations that assist their membership in identifying and implementing appropriate technologybased practices. | Agencies are free to join any of the trade and professional organizations that assist them with technology based practices. |
The model is intended to give managers an overview of the acquisition process and to help them decrease acquisition risks. | There is a model meant to help managers understand the acquisition process. |
But in these obscure aristocratic byways he could not but feel that an officious policeman might stop him to explain matters. | An over zealous policeman might detain him to explain what was going on. |
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