Word: chickening
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...More chicken wings in the dining hall...
...election could be settled on the field of honor. A punt, pass and kick contest? Basketball, one on one? Or something a little less wholesome. What about chicken? We could put Gore at the wheel of a 1972 Volvo station wagon and Bush in a 1974 Camaro, and point them toward one another at 130 mph down a long straightaway of the interstate in Miami-Dade. The guy who veers off at the last instant loses the election. It would save a fortune in lawyers' fees...
...Register needed help. Almost a year ago, the president of Heart-O-Dixie Animal Nutrition, a small chicken-feed maker in Montgomery, Ala., was looking to replace his long-distance carrier with a cheaper alternative. Otherwise, his phone bills would soon start to peck away at his bottom line. But with just two employees, Register couldn't afford to pull them from their day-to-day jobs to spend time calling carriers, requesting quotes and handling negotiations. "Phone service is one of the worst things to shop for," he says. "You have to read the fine print on everything...
...thousands of other entrepreneurs who are just making a go of it, that's not chicken feed either. Heart-O-Dixie is but one of a growing number of small businesses, from insurance companies to carpenters, that are turning to business-to-business (B2B) exchanges, or e-marketplaces, as a way to save money and gain leverage against large companies. In the past couple of years, dozens of websites have appeared that pool requests by small businesses and help them strike better deals with suppliers of products and services. Along with greater convenience, exchanges offer prices 15% to 25% lower...
FOOD FLIGHT The prospect of rubbery chicken and overdone pasta is enough to make frequent flyers want to grab a bite before getting on a plane. Now research shows that a snack and drink (nonalcoholic) an hour before flying reduces the odds of a heart attack or fainting spell while on board. Don't overdo it with a heavy meal, but nourishment increases blood flow, which in turn delivers more oxygen to the body's organs--including the brain and probably the heart...