Word: stiffs
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Though no match for the missile launchers and shock troops that surround Beijing's Bird's Nest, security has been stiff at Hong Kong's Shatin complex. A tight knot of privately contracted guards have staked out the venue for the 2008 Olympics' equestrian events, as spectators watch horses undergo "dressage" and other genteel equine pastimes...
...customer, you have to be a regular customer. If you like a restaurant, cultivate a waiter. Don't use your cell phone when the waiter is talking to you. If you get bad service, you should still leave a tip. It's not only for the waiter. When you stiff the waiter, you also punish people who may have had nothing to do with your having a bad experience. Instead, I would write a letter - a real letter, not an e-mail - to the manager. When they see that, they're going to make amends with some kind of gift...
...That stiff up-front cost has always been the biggest barrier to residential use of solar power. An average set of rooftop panels costs $20,000 to $30,000 and takes 10 to 15 years to produce enough electricity to pay for itself--a deal not unlike asking a new cell-phone owner to pay in advance for a decade's worth of minutes. But that equation will change as the cost of solar panels drops and the price of fossil-fuel-generated electricity rises. (Letvin's utility provider just put in for a 30% rate increase for the heaviest...
...might be hard-pressed to find a class at your local gym. That may have something to do with the fact that stretching has always been deemed the most expendable part of any exercise regimen. "People usually only think about flexibility and stretching when they are older and getting stiff or when they are injured," says Tierney. "It's just not considered sexy." That could change. As doctors urge even us non-Olympians to remain physically active throughout our lives, maybe we'll start to pay more attention to stretching. After all, look what it does for Torres...
...Best Vehicle: Attack-mode KITT. Competition was stiff in this category, what with Nite Owl's ship, Bond's Aston Martin and some sort of GI Joe digging device on the floor. But this Mustang on steroids designed for NBC's new Knight Rider boasts Lamborghini doors, a top speed of 377 m.p.h. and, most importantly, turbo-boost. All that vehicular decadence helps us forget about $4/gal...