Word: circuit
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Title IX prohibits sex discrimination ineducational programs that receive federal money.In this case, the United States Court of Appealsfor the 11th Circuit, in Atlanta, ruled that whilethe law obliged school districts to prevent sexualharassment by their employees, it did not makeschools liable for students' behavior...
Blake decided to forgo an autumn of grinding it out on the professional circuit and will play for Harvard for the entire 1998-99 season. His summer experiment took him to all levels of professional competition--satellite, challenger and the prestigious ATP tour...
...Open culminated an entire summer during which Blake met the world's best and fared quite well. At the satellite level he defeated Stanford's Mike Bryan, as well as No. 484 Raviv Weidenfeld and No. 350 Alex Reichl. On the ATP circuit, he competed at the tennis classic in Newport, R.I., where he lost in three sets to the quirky Jeff Tarango, currently ranked No. 62, and narrowly lost No. 145 Alex Radulescu, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in the first round of qualifiers at the Pilot Pen International Tennis Tournament...
...indicated a problem with the antilock braking system and the brake linings. The manager of the Etoile rental company, Jean-Francois Musa, told investigators that he had checked with a Mercedes dealer and was told that it was a false alert due to "air bubbles" in the hydraulic-brake circuit. But the claim of air in the brake system, if true, is itself worrisome: automotive experts consulted by TIME say this could reduce the efficiency of the brakes...
...delivery--a bouquet of white lillies and red zinnias from the Maury Povich Show. "Our hearts go out to you," says the note. Roseanne has called. So has Barbara Walters. So far, Johnson has said no to TV people: "I don't want to get on the circuit." It will just lead to more sleepless nights groggily flipping through channels that are all the same: SWITCHED AT BIRTH, the graphics screech. Her picture is everywhere...