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There are trade-offs in design too. The PowerLock is built around a pair of gears that give you extra leverage when you're plying your pliers; they also give the whole tool a deliciously smooth unfolding action--it's the only one you can actually flip open one-handed. (The gears also give the tool a complicated look I find irresistible.) On the downside, the PowerLock has its blades positioned along its inside edges, so you have to unfold it into pliers mode to use them. Awkward...
...establishment of military commands in the country's new provinces and a recently passed defense bill that allows the military to dispatch troops without presidential consent as signs of growing military influence. Some see this as Megawati's way of repaying favors to the generals who enabled her smooth transition to power after they grew fed up with the erratic rule of Abdurrahman Wahid. "The military has nothing to fear under Megawati," says Kivlan Zen, a retired general. "She owes them...
...state legislature will have to approve the Cambridge petition, because voting eligibility rules such as the voting age in local elections fall under its powers. Both student activists and councillors said they were unsure how or when the legislature would respond. But no one said they foresaw a smooth ride ahead...
...most popular twee bands around; formed in 1994, they made their name in the underground college scene with a hit called “Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend Is Too Stupid To Know About.” Tullycraft’s songs feature steady drum beats, smooth guitar riffs, and the unorthodox voice of lead singer Sean Tollefson (who sounds not unlike the Violent Femme’s Gordon Gano), and back-up vocals on the best songs by the sweet-voiced Jenny Mears...
...beach-babe, goes “Well she sure looks cute/ In her pink swim suit.” Beat Surf Fun may not be poetic, but it is a collection of lighthearted, and easy-on-the-ears indie pop songs that go down smooth. Ridiculously catchy songs like “Cowgirls on Parade” or “Wild Bikini” are perfect for that sunny Friday afternoon mood, when you just want something fun to sing along to, and lyrical insight be damned...