Word: leafing
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...University officials say they are turning over a new leaf--symbolized by the decision to rename the project and divide it into separate programs. They say they learned from what had gone wrong during the initial phase, and add that before they give the go-ahead for the second "Human Resources" phase, they will solicit the input of system users...
...Line: Here's how bad the Chargers are: Ryan Leaf, until Thursday their starting QB and now just a guy waiting for Moses Moreno to get hurt, has a quarterback rating that is actually lower than if he had never, ever completed a pass. That's because he sometimes does complete passes, but usually to people from teams other than his own. This is a bad thing to do in the National Football League. Which shows that while it's true that you can't win if you don't play, sometimes it's still better not to suit...
...splitting negotiating tactics meant that I had a good shot at returning home with a new, utterly useless prize, like a special bendable pencil or a cherry-scented pen. On the eve of the new school year, I would organize my new loot carefully, caressing the shiny loose-leaf folders, sharpening the pencils, testing out the pink erasers. I'd set out my clothing for the next morning; as I got older, this ritual often involved lengthy consultations with friends, whose advice was weighed carefully and then generally dismissed. (We all had terrible taste back then, but I like...
What if we took a leaf from the Pentagon's playbook and just pretended to build a missile-defense system? Better yet, why don't we pretend to pay for it? CHRISTOPHER ROWLEY Ellenville...
...even in the hearts or minds of the Israeli and Palestinian leaders meeting since July 11 under the auspices of President Clinton at Camp David in Maryland's secluded Catoctin Mountains. The secret to peace in the Middle East is easy to find--it's scribbled on the loose-leaf paper of a black, flexible-plastic three-ring binder, just like the kind you used in high school. The binder belongs to Dennis Ross...