Word: using
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...use cunning and insinuation to get your way; your hero is F.D.R. If you chose A, you're House material at best; the least well-regarded Presidents--Grant and Harding--were modest...
...401k Self-directed brokerage options are gaining popularity, according to a study by Cerulli Associates. This option lets employees use their 401(k)s to trade stocks or pick mutual funds outside the sponsor's list. Keep in mind, though, that some plans have limits on the amount you can trade, and the extra fees for trading and commissions could pinch returns...
...liked both "Home of the perennially not-so-bad Utah Jazz" and "Utah: where U come first." And it seemed possible she'd use "where the water is as clean as our language." But the next night, just before she was to deliver her lines, she showed me her speech, which had been vetted by the Governor and Hatch. Full of platitudes about their education system, it was almost as dorky as North Dakota's bragging about having the country's "highest verbal and math SAT scores." I was hoping Montana would walk over and beat the crap...
...based in Melville, N.Y., is careful to weigh the concerns of the women on its testing panel before launching each of its new skin-care products. They visit the labs once a month so that scientists can measure their skin's density and scrutinize their wrinkles--silicone molds are used to make imprints of their face. "I never thought there was so much testing behind cosmetics before I came here," says Janet Giannattasio, 54, above. "When the ladies don't like something--if it's too greasy or smells funny or is too hard to use," says Clinique's Rose...
Left hopelessly in debt by the death of a feckless spouse, Grace Trevethen (the expert Brenda Blethyn) puts her gardening skills to good criminal use. With the help of her handyman, Matthew (Craig Ferguson, who is also the film's co-writer and producer), she starts growing pot by the kilo in her greenhouse. The results are predictable--especially if you're a fan of that most basic of English comic genres, in which simple, provincial folk foil the bumbling law in order to preserve a traditional way of life. Grace is not as tightly wound as the best...