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As Donald Trump gets ready to return to the White House on Jan. 20, he must be prepared to tackle one issue immediately: the possibility that the spreading avian flu might mutate to enable human-to-human transmission.

'Interactive' Gets a New Meaning By ALEX HAWGOOD The next generation in sex toys - in the vein of "Her," starring Joaquin Phoenix - is taking high-tech high jinks to a futuristic level, at warp speed.

WASHINGTON — Researchers, political satirists and partisan mudslingers, take note: C-Span has uploaded virtually every minute of its video archives to the Internet.


As if we needed yet another indicator of economic collapse, note that the men who once chronicled financial high jinks have turned to baby sling strategy and sibling rivalry.


A "baby sling" is a piece of cloth that supports an infant or other small child from a carer's body. The use of a baby sling is called babywearing. ^[1]

Father wearing son in a ring sling made out of Guatemalan ikat cotton.

sling
n.

1. 1. A weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a stone is whirled and then let fly.
   2. A slingshot.
2. A looped rope, strap, or chain for supporting, cradling, or hoisting something, especially:
   1. A strap of a shoe that fits over the heel.
   2. A strap used to carry a rifle over the shoulder.
   3. Nautical. A rope or chain that attaches to the mast and supports a yard.
   4. A band suspended from the neck to support an injured arm or hand.
3. The act of hurling a missile.

tr.v., slung (slŭng), sling·ing, slings.

1. To hurl with or as if with a sling.
2. To place or carry in a sling.
3. To move by means of a sling; raise or lower in a sling: sling cargo into a hold.
4. To hang loosely or freely; let swing.

idiom:
slings and arrows

1. Harshly critical comments.

[Middle English slinge.]

slinger sling'er n.

sling² (slĭng)
n.
A drink consisting of brandy, whiskey, or gin, sweetened and usually lemon-flavored.

[Origin unknown.]

jink
v., jinked, jink·ing, jinks. v.intr.
To make a quick, evasive turn: "He jinked every five seconds, and now brought his tank left again" (Tom Clancy).
v.tr.
To cause (a vehicle or an aircraft, for example) to make a quick, evasive turn.
n.

1. A quick, evasive turn.
2. jinks Rambunctious play; frolic. high jinks 運氣不佳的鬧劇

[Origin unknown.]

mudslinger
n.
One who makes malicious charges and otherwise attempts to discredit an opponent, as in a political campaign.

mudslinging mud'sling'ing n.