Word: gearshift
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...access to the President, but it was smooth, orderly. He didn't try to be a deputy President." He even refused the limousine that came with the job, preferring to stick with his old Volkswagen, a beater so threadbare it had no knob at the top of the gearshift...
...Center, a model program that specializes in ADD and ADHD. She attended the school's summer program. "It was a horrid summer," Tim recalls. "Behavior modification was controlling a lot of things, but the impulsivity would snowball. She would be told not to touch something--whether a car's gearshift or a radio or a computer. You'd say 'Don't touch,' and she would look at you and you could see she heard, but you'd see her hand slowly moving toward it--and she knew if she touched it, she would have to take a time...
...give the musicians the freedom top explore new ideas and take the song in new directions. Creating on the spot is intimidating, but when the risk is taken and the music that is an intensely uplifting experience. The following lyrics epitomize the group's philosophy of improvisation. "Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul/You've got to run like an antelope/out of control." Despite their haphazard silliness, what makes Phish work is that they go for the soul...
...inventions and gizmos keep coming, and the competition is constantly taking notes. Some companies offer an automatic transmission, a motorcycle- style gearshift system built into the handgrips. Several firms are preparing variations on Cannondale's new suspension system. Borrowed from motorcycle design, the technology guarantees aging cyclists a smoother ride. Last year Specialized introduced Air Lock, a self-sealing tire that eliminates fear of flats. Still trying to grow fast enough to stay ahead of the big boys, pioneer Sinyard drives his troops with the company slogan "Innovate or Die!" That's a fitting sentiment in an industry whose forebears...
...toward the river again. Suddenly DeLisle felt a cramp in his right leg, which stiffened, jamming his foot against the accelerator. As he tried to hit the brake with his left foot, his shoe wedged between the pedal and the accelerator. Frantically, Suzanne grabbed for the ignition key and gearshift to stop the speeding vehicle...