golden handcuffs
n : special benefits offered to an employee as an inducement to continue serviceAfter thinking it over, Dad eventually accepted the golden handcuffs and agreed to five more years with the firm.
DID YOU KNOW?
Chances are you've heard of a 「golden handshake,」 which is a particularly tempting severance agreement offered to an employee in an effort to induce the person to retire early. People started getting 「golden handshakes」 (by that name) around 1960; by 1976, 「golden handcuffs」 had been coined to denote a situation in which an employee is offered a special inducement to stay. The expression turns up often in quasiliteral uses, as in 「slapped golden handcuffs on」 or 「a shiny new set of golden handcuffs.」
DID YOU KNOW?
Chances are you've heard of a 「golden handshake,」 which is a particularly tempting severance agreement offered to an employee in an effort to induce the person to retire early. People started getting 「golden handshakes」 (by that name) around 1960; by 1976, 「golden handcuffs」 had been coined to denote a situation in which an employee is offered a special inducement to stay. The expression turns up often in quasiliteral uses, as in 「slapped golden handcuffs on」 or 「a shiny new set of golden handcuffs.」
5 THINGS TO BE HAPPY ABOUT
• learning a new word
• a winter hike
• icicle formations
• London broil sandwiches
• a kitschy museum
Dipping Candles, Part 3 of 4
7. Hang the wicks by the cardboard on a peg until wax feels cool. Do not let the wicks bend. Dipping the candles in cold water between each wax dip speeds the cooling process (but be sure all water droplets have evaporated from candle before dipping in wax again).
8. When the wax feels cool, re-dip the wicks. Dip in quickly, up to the same point as before, and pull out slowly and steadily. When the wax is cool again, dip once more. You should see a small wax buildup. If not, allow your dipping wax to cool 5° and repeat these 2 dips. (It』s a good idea to rotate the cardboard between dips to avoid bowing the candles or layering the wax unevenly.)
9. Continue the dipping and cooling process (the cooling time will increase as the candle grows) until the tapers are at least 1/4-inch (6 mm) thick at their widest point. The candles will be heavy and stiff enough to weigh themselves down, so you can carefully slice off the bottom of each (removing wick and weight). (To reuse the weights, drop them into hot wax until the wax melts off.)
After the candles start to take shape, carefully cut off the weights.
The Original SUDOKU Calendar
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「Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.」
—DORIS DAY
• How we look at something often determines what it is.
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QUIRKY HISTORIES True crime doesn』t get more salacious—or more medieval—than this. In 1386 in France, a knight returned home from battle to find that his wife had been raped and impregnated—or so she said—by his neighbor and friend. The neighbor denied it. The king ordered the dispute to be settled on the battlefield so that God could determine innocence or guilt. Would the knight avenge his bride? Were the neighbor』s claims of innocence true? And if the knight lost, would his bride be killed, according to the law? History, true crime, and thriller combine in a ripping good read.
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Maria: Last night, I broke up with my fiancé.
Marlena: Why did you do that?
Maria: Because I really, really, really, really, really hate him.
Marlena: Did you give him back that expensive engagement ring?
Maria: I don't hate him that much.
ASSEMBLIES
* Here
are two different ways to fit 5 pieces into a black box. What is the
total number of ways to fit these 5 pieces into the box?
Hint: Each piece is 2 squares long. Vertical pieces appear in pairs that form squares.
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