Word: heeling
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...antagonist of Teheran. Yet, such a move would assure full-fledged war with the theocracy, and the latter’s main power lies not in Shehab-3 missiles that can reach Jerusalem, but in the power it has over oil prices, everyone’s Achilles’ heel. Furthermore, leaders like Ayatollah Khamenei thoroughly enjoy dramatic victim roles on the international stage to further domestic support for their despotic dominance...
...performing a “challenging” move when she took a surprising fall, she says. Instead of stopping the fall, her support ropes pulled her at the wrong moment and her heel slammed into the rock...
Most of us have learned at leastthe basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, at some point in our lives. The layperson's--and sometimes the doctor's--emergency treatment of choice when someone goes into cardiac arrest, CPR involves using the heel of the hand to push deeply into the victim's chest, while administering periodic mouth-to-mouth breaths. But the sobering fact is that the procedure just doesn't work very well; in fact, almost 95% of cardiac-arrest victims die before they reach a medical center. In light of a stat like that one, the American...
...either banned or legally questionable in several of the countries where it's thriving. In the U.S., where it is hard to avoid televised poker tournaments, the DOJ is unequivocal: it deems Internet gambling illegal, period. And nearly unstoppable. The DOJ admits that it faces hurdles in bringing to heel companies not based in the U.S. But it has pressured credit-card companies to reject gaming-related transactions and "urged" Internet providers and radio stations not to air online-gambling ads. Yahoo! and Viacom's Infinity Broadcasting are just some of those that are complying rather than cross the feds...
...Rough Stuff Forget about ladylike looks. Handbags and shoes are getting a slightly "destroyed" look for spring. Michael Kors gives the huarache a heel, above, and Juicy Couture's bags boast punky chains and jewels...