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...they fly. Some Florida school districts have lifted the ban on cell phones, under pressure from parents who want to be able to reach their kids at any time. We have banned coolers from stadiums. Look around any city when a plane flies low, and you can see people pivot to the landmarks. The Empire State, the Golden Gate--is it still there...
...doing just that, however, I quickly realized the extent to which those British concerns were no different than the ones I thought I had left behind. Europe really does pivot around America, and I saw just how tense and problematic that role makes our relationships with other countries. Americans are dangerously misunderstood in Europe, to be sure, and far more ominously, we Americans understand very little about ourselves...
...eased my hold on Stith’s waist, unclenched my teeth and even permitted my head to pivot 30 or 40 degrees to either side to see what the world looks like from atop a speeding motorcycle. Apparently, the world looks like a splatter painting rushing by at 80 mph from atop a speeding motorcycle—I would have to content myself with the whirl of the engine and the rush of the wind...
...Blair is determined to keep up with the leader of the free world - and convinced he can pull it off. Call it the Great Pivot. Blair is about to start a major p.r. campaign. He aims to turn his public - and, he hopes, skeptics in Europe and the Middle East too - from focusing on the defeat of al-Qaeda to an entirely different threat not directly linked to Sept. 11: Saddam's programs to build chemical, biological and especially nuclear weapons...
...Crosskates. Unlike inline skates, which are mounted directly above four hard, rubbery wheels, each Crosskate ($700 a pair) is attached to a hollow, 2-ft.-long aluminum bar, with a rugged, air-filled tire on each end. The metal frame gives the skates extra stability, and the front wheels pivot to the side to make turning easier. You use ski poles to help push yourself along. "I wanted people to experience the sensation of skiing without having to drive three hours to get to the snow," says inventor Jamie Page, 30, a mechanical engineer and outdoor enthusiast...