Word: sparking
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Glick led Yale with 18 points, most coming off of spinning post moves, and 13 rebounds. Smear finished with 17 points and Alyson Miller had 12 points and 11 rebounds in a spark-plug role for Yale...
...future by bulking up to unprecedented size. Robert Hormats, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International, noted that in 1996 there were 211 corporate megamergers (deals worth $1 billion or more) around the world, valued at $1.2 trillion. In 1999 there were 476, worth $3.8 trillion. One of the main spark plugs for the trend was the new European currency, the euro, which encouraged companies to grow outside national borders. Last year more than 60% of the world's megamergers involved European companies. "We're likely to see more megamergers and more countries involved," Hormats predicted, "because the Asians haven...
...hard-line jurisdictions, stoning. There will still be sex, and probably plenty of it inside marriage, thanks to what will be known as Chemically Assisted Monogamy: Viagra for men and Viagra-like drugs for women, such as apomorphine and Estratest (both are being tested right now), to reignite the spark long after familiarity has threatened to extinguish it. Naturally, prescriptions will be available only upon presentation of a valid marriage license...
...better than the best basketball player ever to re-ignite the spark of what might be the worst basketball team ever? (Okay, maybe statistically that's an exaggeration, but when they're your home team and they're 15-31, you feel pretty...
Winning the start-up game requires a spark of creativity, skill with computers, long hours and dedication. It's hard to be a student and a mogul at the same time...