Word: letterization
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...Storm eliminates that problem with the clickable screen. It further improves the touchscreen experience with two other features designed to separate navigation and confirmation, which, Lazaridis told TIME, is the trademark of the Storm. One is the virtual keyboard: each letter lights up as you tap it so you know instantly whether you hit the right key. The second is the cursor: as you move your finger across the screen, a small arrow - which looks like a mouse cursor - appears to show exactly where your finger is pointed. Then, to confirm your selections, you push down on the entire screen...
...Because these funds were terminated a few days before Congress passed the mega-bailout bill, Minnesota's independent-college association sent a letter to its Congressional delegates warning that without government help, some schools would be unable to fulfill their payroll responsibilities this week. "Any further delay by Congress or the administration," they wrote, "will have immediate devastating effects on these institutions and the families they serve." The American Council on Education sent a similar plea to every member of the House of Representatives...
...Choi spoke openly on the taboo topic and sought to change the unpopular public perception of single moms in South Korea. "Korean society does not like strong women, and thinks single moms have a personality disorder," says Park Soo Na, a national entertainment columnist. "It's like a scarlet letter." She says single mothers often ask their parents to raise their grandchildren so the kids don't have to endure the shame of living without a father figure. And for women without a movie star's bankroll, there's limited public financial support available, forcing some women to place their...
...first-year students, 409 signed a letter to the dean praising the decision and urging its implementation in time to affect their class. Jonathan K. Bateman, a first-year student who organized the letter campaign, said he thought that many of the remaining students who did not sign the letter were simply apathetic...
...very happy to hear that [the letter] had an effect on her thinking,” he said...