Word: vacuums
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Some doctors see a psychological advantage to the new procedure by giving patients the sense that the process is more natural because their body is doing the work, not a surgeon's vacuum. "My patients are usually under a lot of stress and are trying to find the appropriate action to take," says Dr. Carolyn Westhoff, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and public health at New York's Columbia University, who has conducted many of the mifepristone trials. "For someone who feels backed in a corner, it is good to feel you have a choice...
...fortified headquarters of the feared SIN intelligence service, guarded by 800 commandos. President Fujimori now seems to be furiously backpedaling from his announcement disbanding the SIN and ordering early elections because he's been unable to win the support of the military, and that may have created a power vacuum...
...still chugging along on 56-K modems, and would rather watch TV than wait half an hour for a jerky postage stamp-size short to load. So until broadband goes mainstream, online entertainment networks have the near impossible task of building a brand in a near vacuum while burning as little cash as possible. "It's like Survivor," says Kevin Wendle, co-founder and CEO of independent-filmmaker site iFilm.com "It's tough being able to hang in there for the long haul...
...incomplete announcement. He said he'd quit, but not when and how. Pressure on the streets may grow for the president?s immediate resignation, but right now there?s considerable uncertainty over how any transition would be managed. And that means Peru could be heading into a political vacuum - something nature, and the military, tends to abhor...
...that's as high as the protesters float, the Republicans have to be pleased with how this thing is going. But the nail-biting isn't over - the convention narrative begins to taper again on Cheney night Wednesday, coming to a point on Thursday. With McCain gone, the excitement vacuum will be nearly complete, and you know how nature feels about those...