Word: snag
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Coming second is Globalstar's chief drawback. Its service is not scheduled to kick off until 1999--a year behind Iridium's schedule. And this month Globalstar ran into a potentially more serious snag. Minutes after a Ukrainian-built Zenit-2 rocket carrying 12 Globalstar satellites thundered skyward from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 10, its engine failed. The 460-ton rocket fell back to Earth, showering debris across southern Siberia and driving Globalstar's stock down 40% overnight. The $190 million payload was covered by insurance, but the disaster delayed the system's debut even further...
...bloodstream. First it has to get past the stomach and intestines, which break down a lot of androstenedione, rendering it ineffective. Some manufacturers are experimenting with ways to stabilize the steroid so it won't be so easily destroyed during digestion. Most users attempt to get around this little snag by taking more pills. And there are other supplements available that are chemically similar to androstenedione and that may boost testosterone more effectively...
Such zero-sum policies are the focus of widespread debate on campuses, with some schools ignoring outside help completely and others applying formulas to reduce their own offers. The growing use of merit scholarships to snag the best students will only intensify the controversy. Since merit-based and need-based aid come out of the same till, there is a larger downside risk that this trend will come at the expense of the poor. So far, the effect is marginal, but, as Tim McDonough of ACE notes, "there's enough movement for people to be concerned about...
Radcliffe observers say all this could represent merely a summer slow down or a more substantial snag in the negotiation process. Whichever, no major changes seem imminent. The official word is that, with so many top people on vacation, it is difficult to make progress...
...serves up to hungry surfers every day nor in the stock-market pyrotechnics that have given their venture an explosive $8 billion valuation. The real economy exists in the thousands--even tens of thousands--of sites that together with Yahoo are remaking the face of global commerce. Want to snag a $900 suit for $150? Try countryroadfashions.com (but be warned: they're based in Thailand, so you'll have to take your own measurements). Looking for that hard-to-find anthropology book? Amazon.com is your best bet. Yearn to have your weekly groceries delivered to your door? Peapod.com exists...