Word: tap
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...percent of its budget to MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid system, according to Kirwan, while approximately 20 percent goes toward schools. Kirwan noted that the health care system has “significant reserves,” which they can access to cover costs. Murphy said the state would first tap into funds allocated by Obama’s national stimulus package to cover spending in the next fiscal year, only resorting to the “rainy day” fund if the recession persists...
...diatomaceous earth, microdermabrasion crystals, lavender, clove and sweet orange essential oils, which feels tingly and smells awfully Christmassy. She massages that in and then applies a serum of aloe vera and jojoba oil. I'm feeling pretty great and really sleepy when Narayan tells me she is going to tap out my tension. This tapping, it turns out, isn't tapping as much as really hard, fast banging on the bones around my eyes, jaw and nose with a stone pestle, for about half an hour. I don't know if tension is leaving me, but it is definitely leaving...
...company is pursuing several options: floating shares of Tata Motors, rolling over the JLR loan at a higher interest rate, and getting a bailout for JLR from the British government. "Tata Motors is progressing on the refinancing options and discussing with banks," a spokesman said. It can also tap funding from stronger sisters within the Tata Group, which controls 98 companies in sectors ranging from steel to technology services. But "the whole group is under major debt," says Swarup of SupplierBusiness India...
...Hassan and Abbas O. anytime within the next 10 years, the statute of limitations for burglary cases. Police will continue to keep an eye on them, hoping to be led to the loot. But with the brothers' arrest warrants suspended, they are free to travel, and the authorities cannot tap their phone lines or keep tabs on their bank accounts...
...mouse: Apple has waged similar battles with each of its product lines. 2000's G4 Cube desktop computer was released with a touch-sensitive area to turn on the computer, eschewing the power button. The latest MacBook laptops remove buttons from the trackpad entirely; users click either with a tap of the finger or by pressing the entire trackpad down. The first iPod had five buttons; the current iPod Touch and iPhone have just two. Apple's even expanding the battlefield to its stores - the elevator in the Tokyo Apple Store has no buttons; it simply stops on every floor...