Taking all the Games out; Reasons abound for IOC to slash.(SPORTS)
... Hruby, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Cut them all. Just whack 'em. Thumbs down. And no, we're not talking about disgruntled Washington ... competitive. Team USA is like the Yankees, the Patriots and Duke. Plus Tiger. Table tennis: Only exacerbates the silent crisis of ...

Crazy catalog stuff: these gizmos and gadgets are inventive, even zany. But do they work? GH investigates.(Testing testing! News from you from the Good Housekeeping Institute)
... Problem pieces may require more time or a second sachet.) Thumbs-down Some of these products worked--but we still don't recommend ... steam frankfurters, but no better than a pot of boiling water. Plus, the heating spikes for buns are a burn hazard. * Not certified ...

500 reasons to ride: 500 class utility 4x4 comparison.(Arctic Cat 500, Honda Foreman 500, Polaris Sportsman 500, Suzuki Vinson 500, Yamaha Kodiak 450, all terrain vehicles)(Product/Service Evaluation)
... sporty and they're a heck of a lot of fun. Plus, they're much less expensive than the machines ... ridge route that included scary cliffs, plus narrow, rocky, rutted and steep climbs ... sane person probably wouldn't ride a 700- plus pound quad this hard. For a cush, low-speed ...

From Market to Kitchen: NEW AND NOW
... snack. Cheese Nips Sports Crisps (with football and skate shapes) got a universal thumbs-down. Suggested retail is $2.69 for a six-pack. CAPTION: A dish using Barilla Plus penne pasta CAPTION: CHRIS HUNT / Staff A jar of Organic Ragu pasta sauce CAPTION ...

TIME WILL TELL: SPRINT PENSION PLAN FACES DISCONNECT IN MCI WORLDCOM DEAL; DC LIKELY TO REIGN IF MERGER PLAN IS APPROVED.(Statistical Data Included)
... largest-ever merger in history - gets a thumbs-up from regulators, it's not certain what ... WorldCom will do with Sprint's $6 billion- plus in retirement plan assets, which treble MCI WorldCom's $2 billion- plus in retirement assets. ``I think it's going ...

Event Brief of BHP Billiton Ltd Energy Coal Briefing Conference Call and Presentation - Final
... BN's or FDCH e-Media's copyright or other proprietary rights or interests in the material; provided, however, that members of the news media may redistribute limited portions (less than 250 words) of this material without a specific license from CCBN and FDCH e-Med ...

Avista Employees Growing Ties to the Community; Employees Create Community Garden that Will Provide Fresh Produce for Local Low-Income Families.
... our community, Axworthy said. Plus, the on-site garden creates ... greening beds. Sandra Hoye, Green Thumbs chair and project organizer ... successful this year, Avista's Green Thumbs hope to double the number of ... year. On June 5, several Green Thumbs members will join others at ...

U.S. SENATOR RICHARD C. SHELBY (R-AL) CHAIRMAN U.S. SENATOR RICHARD C. SHELBY (R-AL) HOLDS HEARING ON FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM
... it -- all of us portfolio lenders, all had a little of this interstate risk problem as the world refied over the past two plus years, the entire world refied. So if you had interest rates or long bonds out against your mortgages, you got hurt somewhat ...

Rodale Editors' Earth Day Tips Include: Air Your Dirty Socks (It Can Be Fun, Really!); Lightbulbs That Make You Brighter; Mow High/Sow Low; - Plus: Easy-to-Keep Earth Day Pledges for You and Your Kids -.
... local forest or wetlands that are at risk for development will create 20 new advocates when the issue comes up for public debate. Plus, the fresh air will do everybody good. Best strategy: Work with a hiking club in your area to coordinate the event (find one ...

DR. BOP HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN.(FRONT)(THE TALK)(Column)
... tracking down English-language movies. The cost for Deadline was $40, plus shipping - cheap, if you've been waiting years to get a copy. My likely next order: The Devil Thumbs a Ride, the classic, never-to-video noir starring the best of all bad ...

'Plumber' Wins Over 'Iceberg' in Ads Designed to Influence Social Security Reform.
... national survey reveals that more Americans give an emotional thumbs-up to the Social Security reform Plumber TV spot over the competing ... or view advertising or communications. The margin of error is plus or minus 3% with a confidence level of 95%. The AEB was developed ...

HOME / new products: For green thumbs, the game's afoot
HOME / new products: For green thumbs, the game's afoot Byline: VIKKI CONWELL Edition: Home Section: HOME ... the appropriate climate, soil and watering for identified plants plus fun facts about origin, popularity and varieties. Garden-Opoly retails ...

If tradition holds, rules of thumb will narrow the field of papal prospects
... But whether or not a pope is Italian, he's the bishop of Rome and must be a credible leader for that flock. Moreover, Italian is the everyday language used in the Vatican bureaucracy. Command of other languages is an obvious plus in this international office. ___ _No Poles need apply. Even if there were an outstanding candidate among Poland's three cardinals, which there isn't, the conclave would not hand that nation the papacy twice in a row. It's ...

Cover
Cover Column: Cover Image THUMBS UP? Scientists Preview The Day After Tomorrow PLUS: WE FORCE A GEEK TO LIVE ON TECH FROM 1954 AND: CAN THE HIGH- TECH 7E7 SAVE BOEING? Illustrations/Photos: COLOR PHOTO: JOHN MACNEILL ...

DR. BOP HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN
... tracking down English-language movies. The cost for "Deadline" was $40, plus shipping - cheap, if you've been waiting years to get a copy. My likely next order: "The Devil Thumbs a Ride," the classic, never-to- video noir starring the best of all bad ...

Budget deficits, national saving, and interest rates.
... expected deficits involves event analysis of news reports about deficit reduction legislation ... variables) on the day on which deficit news is released. For example, Elmendorf examines ... 341-56. Thorbecke, Willem. 1993. Why Deficit News Affects Interest Rates. Journal of Policy ...

Thumbs Up for MetLife
Thumbs Up for MetLife Byline: Gene G. Marcial Gene Marcial's Inside Wall Street is posted at businessweek.com/ today.htm at 5 p.m ... MetLife (MET), a global provider of individual insurance, annuities, and investment products. It also offers group insurance, plus retirement and savings services, to corporations. Ferrell bought shares in part because in the past few weeks he has seen ...

PDA nears wireless trifecta.(Personal digital assistants)
... put at about 10 million units-a fraction of the 600 million- plus wireless handsets that shipped last year. The numbers tell us ... keyboard is for an input-intensive user, but you'd better have deft thumbs for its diminutive keys. An equally diminutive on-screen virtual ...

Commission unveils new-look rural development policy.(European Policy News)
... categories of measures, under a plan for rural development given the thumbs-up this week by the European Commission. The blueprint for rural ... axes + LEADER These headings include three 'priority axes', plus a separate axis dealing with the principles of LEADER--the multi-sectoral ...