Word: bends
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...this has explosive implications for our lives as economic citizens. We are tired of having to battle for our interests as consumers. We resent having to bend to antiquated rules of commerce. Instead, we want companies to bend to us. We seek advocacy, dignity, respect, honesty, trust and community. We want our time back. We want to eliminate stress and hassle...
...best-known bouldering challenges in the country. As yet another climber burns out after only two moves and falls back onto the mattress-like crash pad, the talk turns to the impact of climbing on the natural environment--a hot topic among climbers. Kurt Hack, 37, from South Bend, Ind., points to a cedar tree that grows right up the side of the boulder. Someone has used an ax to cut climbing steps into the trunk all the way to the top of the boulder. "Whoever did that didn't know much about low-impact climbing," says Hack...
Hollywood, having served teenage boys with decades' worth of action movies, is now making something of a play for their sisters. It has been, sort of, the summer of the girls, with pictures ranging from Bend It Like Beckham (Indian girl in London satisfies her dream of soccer stardom) to Whale Rider (Maori girl becomes the spiritual leader of her tribe) to I Capture the Castle (British teen comes to grips with her emerging sexuality). All these movies have hung on for weeks in theaters, attracting not just young girls but their parents...
...Bend It Like Beckham screens...
...January 2002, Richmond, Tex. Incident: A woman with a scarf over her face walked into the Fort Bend County Courthouse with a pellet rifle and threatened a justice of the peace. She was subdued, and deputies found the gun was not loaded Security: The county adopted an earlier plan to instal metal detectors and x-ray machines...