Word: slap
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...literary convention in Texas last weekend, after a speech by novelist Joyce Carol Oates on the nature of truth in memoirs, Talese took the opportunity to go after the queen of television. In an earlier discussion at the convention, Talese had already called Oprah's slap-down of Frey on television "mean and self-serving" and described it as an ambush. At the Oates event, she was even more outspoken, and her remarks were captured by C-SPAN cameras. The show may air as early as this weekend...
...Saudis are convinced that such decrees will put an end to the commission's excesses, given the light slap on the wrist it has received for past breaches. The most scandalous case in recent years involved the deaths of 15 Saudi girls at a school in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, in 2002. Eyewitnesses said that when a fire broke out, mutaween refused to allow the girls to flee, or rescuers to go inside, on the grounds that the students were not wearing the required garments to preserve their modesty. The government, however, absolved the commission of blame...
...days approach--and little feet are slap-slapping on the concrete and young voices are calling "Marco" and "Polo"--I increasingly love that pool and don't care who knows it. Most people, like most pools, have a deep end and a shallow one. I'm going to enjoy my shallow end for a while...
...more appealing profile and wearability, Newman says, the BioSuit will likely be safer for astronauts than the old-style suits. Currently, when an astronaut's suit is punctured, he or she has to go back to the base to undress and decompress. With the new suits, astronauts could simply slap a patch over the tear. The BioSuit also provides a level of resistance that helps the body maintain muscle mass, since astronauts lose about 40% of their brawn during space travel. So, if the suit doesn't end up making it to Mars, researchers say it could possibly be used...
...pain of a lost job. For those who have been laid off or are worried they will be, it is tempting to fight to stop-or at least delay-the changes that produce such suffering. Already, calls for protectionism are growing louder. In 2006, U.S. senators threatened to slap a 27.5% duty on all imports from China in retaliation for its undervalued currency. Other politicians, aiming at India, have called for limits on white-collar work moving overseas...