Word: leaping
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Sample lyrics: “Get ready for the next step, Select the best step. It’s a leap in evolution/From the Internet revolution./Just pick a direction/In this world of connection./So many problems to solve—/You’ve got to evolve...Putting lipstick on a bulldog won’t transform enough,/Makeup can’t hide everything; change takes deeper stuff./Shift the mood, adjust your attitude, before you go online;/Find new habits of mind, don’t just dwell on what’s behind...
...Vonetta Flowers, a 24-year-old from Birmingham who had once wanted to be an Olympic track star, toe the line for their final run. Bakken stares toward the first, floodlit turn for a long minute - visualizing, focusing. Then she and Flowers pump their fists, pump up the volume, leap into their sled...
...Yesterday's spectacular aerials final, shown in prime time along with the traditional favorite, women's figure skating, is a perfect example of the rising (literally) popularity of extreme events. And what theater, with American Eric Bergoust, "Air Bergie," flaming out in an all or nothing leap for first place. The gold went to the Czech Republic's daring Ales Valenta, who wowed the crowds at the Deer Valley venue with a jump that had five twists...
...China in 1957, and the Hong Kong flu of 1968 together killed more than 1.5 million people worldwide. Considering the lethal history, scientists are keen to track the mutations of the latest virus. Although only the 1997 variant infected humans, the concern is that another fatal combination could leap the species barrier at any time."We do not know enough about H5N1," Shortridge says. "It's a dangerous situation...
...second kung fu blitz from the Matrix, paired with a series of arabesques and topped with a dash of bravura Beijing opera. Huang tosses himself 2 m into the air and, with his body perpendicular to the floor, spins 360 degrees, landing lightly on his feet. A ballet leap and acrobatic tumble later and he's perfectly aligned in a diagonal with the three other dancers...