Word: performancy
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...President Clinton, the Global Gag Rule—officially titled the “Mexico City Policy”—was reinstated by Bush on the second day of his presidency. The Global Gag Rule prohibits the provision of U.S. family planning aid to foreign NGOs that perform abortions (except in cases of rape, incest, or threat to the woman’s life), offer abortion counseling or referral or lobby for the legalization or increased availability of abortion in their country. Groups that engage in any of these activities are deprived of their funding and are invariably...
...other guys on those teams, so it’s really hard to judge how, say, the juniors will be as the leaders of the team or [how] the sophomore class—the majority of whom really didn’t get to play—[will perform...
...What if Kevin Rogus plays strong defense to complement his deadly-accurate jump shot? What if Brian Cusworth returns from injury to become a menace in the paint, blocking shots, snatching rebounds and tantalizing opponents with a tricky hook shot? What if Matt Stehle and Michael Beal continue to perform like they did in the exhibition game...
James Cordero uses it to find musicians to perform at parties he organizes in New York City. Sharon Engelstein uses it to network with other artists like herself around the country. And Mary Janacek used it to meet her boyfriend Eric, who is a teacher in Los Angeles. It is Friendster, an online network that grew wildly this year by helping people meet new friends and lovers by connecting them to their friends' friends, and their friends...
...that kites weren't designed to let flyers do things like back spins and flips. So Wardley decided to make his own model, the Airbow, inspired by the tetrahedron-shaped kite invented by Alexander Graham Bell. At once stable and easy to fly, it allows trick flyers to perform stunts like stopping and restarting in midair. "It's like flying a helicopter instead of a plane," says Wardley. It also makes kite flying a lot more fun. INVENTOR ANDY WARDLEY AVAILABILITY NOW, $200 TO LEARN MORE www.airbow.org...