Word: channeling
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...perfect in every way, I often turned to food for comfort. The sweet taste of candy always brought my spirits up, until I realized what I was doing. But then I would just eat more. Even though food is a major comfort for me, I'm learning to channel some of my anger and stress into sports. Whether I'm kicking my sorrows away in a magnificent breaststroke, slamming that anger with my tennis racket or whamming that big stress ball at batting practice, my teenage problems find an outlet...
Little in “Sky High” defies convention. And just like flipping the remote control to the Disney Channel (it’s even written by the creators of the network’s animated series “Kim Possible”), we have our unknown child actors, a few cameos for the grown-ups, a typical problem facing adolescents—in this case, popularity, or the lack thereof—and a valuable lesson learned in the end. This is more than enough to placate all that preteen angst, but by adding...
...even to the threshold of teendom—hard enough to stick. While the humor isn’t biting enough nor the plot innovative enough to make it a must-see college flick, “Sky High” promises an engaging time for Disney Channel graduates and adults with inner superheroes alike...
...Camp David. President Bush was in his cabin when chief of staff Andrew Card learned of the accident while channel-surfing. He phoned the President, who decided to return to the White House by motorcade. A grim Bush scheduled a conference call with the families for 12:45 and at 12:30 was standing at his desk in the Oval Office scanning biographies of the crew members to see which ones had spouses and children...
...across the lagoon, Dunde village was swept by a rumor that Chief Boi had banned a local candidate in tomorrow's provincial election from campaigning in Nusa Roviana. Dunde's chief, Eki Lee Daga, informs Curragh that men armed with sticks and knives are preparing to cross the channel in canoes if the ban is not lifted. The story seems far-fetched, but the police are obliged to investigate it. Curragh offers the frail chief her hand, looks into his cloudy eyes and slowly explains why the police have come. Through an interpreter, Boi denies he banned the candidate. Instead...