assuage (uh-SWAZ) verb tr. 1. To soften or relieve (a burden or pain). 2. To pacify. 3. To appease or satisfy. [From Middle English aswagen, from Old French assouagier, from Vulgar Latin assuaviare, from Latin ad- + suavis (sweet).] "As soon as Alliance Theatre Artistic Director Susan V. Booth heard about last week's terrorist assault, she began planning an event that would use drama and literature to assuage the grief." Speed Reads, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sep 21, 2001. Eat, sleep, work, walk, shop, drive ... on a typical day, we do hundreds of mundane things. But Tuesday, September 11, was far from typical. We expressed our dismay at the tragic toll of the terrorist attack with verbs like grieve, cry, hurt, etc. What makes us truly human is what we did in the days that followed. This week AWAD looks at five verbs which helped express our feelings. -Anu
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answer: A.Word.A.Day--assuage
To my freinds and colleagues: I have thoroughly appreciated my employment and the many friends I have made here at Enron. These are tough times, and my sympathy goes out to everyone. Should things get tougher still for some of you, I would like to extend my services as a real estate agent. For some of you who don't know. I have worked as a realtor in Houston for 6 years. If anyone needs help selling (or buying) a home, I can be reached at Century 21 (281) 855-6100 ext. 71. Good Luck and God Bless each and everyone of us. Thank you.
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answer: Just in case
I think we are making great progress on the systems side. I would like to set a deadline of November 10th to have a plan on all North American projects (I'm ok if fundementals groups are excluded) that is signed off on by commercial, Sally's world, and Beth's world. When I say signed off I mean that I want signitures on a piece of paper that everyone is onside with the plan for each project. If you don't agree don't sign. If certain projects (ie. the gas plan) are not done yet then lay out a timeframe that the plan will be complete. I want much more in the way of specifics about objectives and timeframe. Thanks for everyone's hard work on this. John
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answer: Systems
Group, Enron is attempting to reconcile the daily activities of each counterparty with us. This includes when each counterparty cut us, and schedules that were moved. To facilitate these efforts please put all cuts and scheduling sheets in the accordion file on the RT overflow desk (where Kate used to sit). Also, stay tuned for new information on EPE. Apparently the information communicated by Tony was not completely correct. Thanks,
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Tracking Cuts