Word: spun
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...likely to go away soon, so Parsons made other concessions, including a promise to review the findings of a report issued by Icahn's investment adviser, Lazard. One new point of agreement: Icahn now shares Parsons' view that Time Warner's cable division should not be spun off 100% because of the potential tax bill...
...panel's recommendation also reflects a general concern among some members of the medical community that use of ADHD drugs has spun out of control in the U.S. "No where else in the world are 10% of 10 year-old boys diagnosed and treated for ADD," says FDA panel advisor Curt Furberg, a professor of public health at Wake Forest University, who voted in favor of the warning. "I don't argue that there are some kids who need that treatment, but it's probably overused." Doctors Furberg and Nissen are also concerned about the rising number of adults...
During a training session at Colorado's Snowmass Mountain, near Aspen last week, a group of élite snowboarders who call themselves the Collection swooshed, spun and flipped over a curved channel, or half-pipe, changing the way their sport is played...
...still expecting this deal to go through," says Laura Mills of Merrill Lynch in London. Pay-TV operator British Sky Broadcasting is buying the British broadband network Easynet for $367 million. Deutsche Telekom is trying to buy back the outstanding shares of T-Online, the Internet services arm it spun off at the height of the dotcom boom. And Italy's Tiscali and Fastweb are reported to be seeking investors to help them take on Telecom Italia in that country's race for triple-play market share. The wave of wheeling and dealing clearly has risks. NTL, for example...
...reminiscent of Greek deities (hence Caitlin’s position as Muse); they were always better-rested, more nutrient-filled, and thankfully far more practical than the rest of FM’s board. Responsible for working with content and photo, they held scales like Justice and spun beauty like Athena. Sometimes, they raged like Mars, like when we wanted all-text pages. After they did their thankless work, we wanted to stare at FM like we were Narcissus...