Word: programing
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...first gold medal was awarded elsewhere. It went to an American (no surprise) in women's 10-m air rifle (huge surprise). Nancy Johnson's dad was "a big hunter when I was growing up in Downers Grove, Ill., and he encouraged me when I joined a juniors program at a rifle club three blocks away." She was 15 then. She's 26 now--and a champion. At another outback venue, the velodrome, Australian cyclist Michelle Ferris took silver in the 500-m time trial...
...1980s against smutty and violent rock lyrics. It has continued through Al's vice presidency, during which he played a key role in negotiating a voluntary TV-ratings system, a law requiring that new televisions be equipped with a V chip to help parents block out offensive programs, and a deal in which broadcasters agreed to provide three hours of educational children's television a week. In a televised forum on school violence on MSNBC with Tom Brokaw as co-host, after the Littleton tragedy last year, Gore startled his staff by blasting the network that ran the program...
...coach at her office, at her previous salary. Six months later, IBM's corporate chieftains invited her to the company's global headquarters in Armonk, N.Y. When her successful division was spun off this year to become Home Director, there were several full-time coaches at IBM, and the program was growing. "We've done lots of research over the past three years," says Tanya Clemons, V.P. of global executive and organizational development at IBM, "and we've found that those leaders who have the best coaching skills have better business results...
Coaches may use some of the 27 prepackaged Coach U assessment "programs" that resemble school workbooks, with fill-ins and progress charts. The CleanSweep program, for example, lists four categories: physical environment, well-being, money, relationships--with 25 statements in each, alongside little boxes to be checked if true. These range from "My teeth and gums are healthy" to "My investments do not keep me awake at night" and "I receive enough love from people around me to feel good." You're not allowed to check one as true until it is virtually always true, and the program, which promises...
...credits each year. Gore would also allow families to sock away up to $2,500 a year in new tax-advantaged accounts, similar to 401(k)s, which they could tap at any age for higher education or job training. And Gore would spend $2 billion nationalizing a program, already in place in some states, that gives parents tax breaks to save for their kids' college tuition...