Word: gainful
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...third quarter: A questionable third down call sees Baakel get the carry, and he only picks up a short gain. Patrick Long attempts his first field goal, a 30-yarder which is GOOD. The drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 1:55 off the clock. HARVARD 17, PENN...
...engine is to the practice of driving. The skin is (unless you're a plastic surgeon) ultimately just another thing standing in the way of what you really want to get at - that joint, tendon or organ you're there to fix. And skin has many amazing properties: Gain 200 pounds and the number of square yards of your skin may nearly double. Your skin regulates body temperature, changes color to prevent radiation damage, oils itself, feels, grows hair and emits all kinds of sexy pheromones. But the wonders of dermatology are not why, after tens of thousands of them...
Conflicting sovereign interests are a perennial source of potential trouble in nation-to-nation relations. One way to deal with them is to wait until more congenial leaders gain power. France's newly elected President Nicolas Sarkozy spent his summer vacation in New Hampshire and even visited the Bush family in Maine. Until such thaws come, allies at odds have to be honest--and vigilant for areas of common ground. While the U.S. and Turkey may be at loggerheads now, they should remember that doesn't have to last forever...
...course, for all the square feet greened and heat reduced, there is one less quantifiable metric that argues even more persuasively for the value of the green roof: the psychological boost that city dwellers can gain simply by having a quiet place to go, far above the churn of the streets. As so often happens, what's good for the planet can also be good for the spirit...
...fluorescent-lit cubicles of a Mumbai call center, the young Indians in this documentary sell Americans cell phones and novelty pancake molds, and in turn they are sold a dream: lose your accent, gain prosperity. A fascinating snapshot of globalization in which East meets West a few seconds at a time, half a globe and a few numbers away...