Word: pounding
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...regardless of color, race or religion. I am glad I live in a safe place, but we know that disaster can strike anytime. Ariel Lee Singapore Katrina's damage was multiplied a thousand times by the breach of the levees. This is a classic case of the penny-wise, pound-foolish policies of modern politicians and bureaucrats. The problem is not limited to the U.S. Driven by concepts like cost cutting and lean government, shortsighted budget officials may save a few billion dollars but end up losing $50 billion later on when tragedies must be dealt with. Anil Kumar Aleti...
Nine minutes later, Altchek used a strikingly different tactic when he ran down a pass from Nicholas Tornaritis. Rather than trying to pound the ball in, he surprised everyone—from the fans down to Frankel—by easily lobbing it into the air. Frankel did not even react as the ball arced perfectly over his head for a two-goal lead...
...rounds of compelling intensity. Fight aficionados have buzzed about it online and off ever since. It is also a symbol of a sport's resurrection: what is popularly called ultimate fighting was chased off TV in 1997 and banned by almost every state because of its no-holds-barred, pound-to-pulp violence. Relegated to outlaw arenas, it appeared doomed to languish forever as "human cockfighting," in the words of its critics...
...Change Your Body: Feeling Good About Yourself After Age 40 (Atria Books; 268 pages). Societal pressure to remain thin well into one's 40s and 50s adds to the stress. "Thirty or 40 years ago, a woman who had a few children was expected to be 15 to 20 pounds heavier than she is now," observes Kearney-Cooke. "Many have difficulty dealing with issues related to aging, and there's a sense of 'I can't control my hormones, and I may have memory lapses, but if I don't eat and lose a pound, that's something...
...said during a prime-time offensive on Larry King Live. "No way." But the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suggested the story might be credible. "I don't think, with the greatest respect, you can just say it's the French media again," WADA head Richard Pound said in an interview with TIME...