Word: gapped
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...spending to balance their budgets over the summer are now facing an additional $32 billion shortfall as tax receipts come in below estimates, the report said. And the fiscal year after that - running from July 2009 through June 2010 - could be even worse, with a projected $65 billion gap between legislated spending and incoming revenue, a figure calculated with only half the states providing an estimate. "Even states that were showing strong performance are moderating their forecasts," says Corina Eckl, NCSL fiscal affairs program director...
...divided family is similar. Understanding the sacrifices of my parents was a strong motivation to work hard at school, but relating to my father on a personal level after many years apart was hard work. Now I see that the conflict derived from a generation and culture gap, and he feared having a limited participation in my upbringing, so he felt it was his duty to correct me every chance he got. But as an "adult" it was difficult for me to take his lectures. Regardless of the parents' professions and salaries, divided families are the ultimate in love...
...Mino has 4 GB of built-in memory--enough for about an hour of video--but it's not expandable via external memory cards. By contrast, Kodak expects you to bring your own memory card to the Zi6. (It costs about $30 for 4 GB, closing the price gap with the Mino.) To recharge the Mino's built-in battery, which lasts about two hours, you can plug the camcorder into your computer via the USB port. The Zi6 uses rechargeable AA batteries or, in a pinch, nonrechargeable ones, if they're easier to procure when...
...second, Guruge stormed out to take an 8-3 lead and was on the verge of finishing the game when Hannah Conant of Dartmouth rallied to quickly narrow the gap...
...Heptagonal Championships last year, and the Crimson’s strong returners are hoping to build off that. Though there was distance between third and fourth at indoors, the women missed fourth at outdoors by just one point. “We’re hoping to close the gap between third and fourth [in the indoor season],” Christensen said. “The freshmen are definitely going to help us do that.” —Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...