Word: alka
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...kids who secreted weapons or drugs on campus. The President gave zero tolerance a big push when he signed a 1994 law requiring one-year suspension for students who take guns to school. But by definition, zero tolerance erases distinctions among student offenses. Hence the national crackdown on Alka-Seltzer. Since 1996, schools in four states have suspended at least 20 children for possession of the fizzy medicine...
...Alka-Seltzer 1931, by Miles Laboratory (later Bayer Corp...
...heedless buying that often precedes a bust. The public's hunger for shares has led Austin Grill, a chain of Tex-Mex eateries in the Washington area, to offer diners a helping of its new public offering along with their enchiladas. When stocks make it to menus, can the Alka-Seltzer be far behind...
Other memorable scenes include a lingering close-up of an Alka-Seltzer being dropped into a glass. As the visual of the fiercely effervescing water and the audio of fizzing (seemingly increased in volume) fill the senses, we can feel the inwardly-turned desperation of Travis's existence, shutting out all the world in his unreasonable reason. The first two seconds of a monologue Travis delivers in another scene are later repeated; Scorcese makes it appear as if the camera is doing a double-take at Travis's tirade...
When Ryan and Hanks finally get together, the twosome evokes the on-screen chemistry they had in "Joe Versus the Volcano." Which is to say: None. Watching these two actors together is about exciting as watching the interaction between Alka-Seltzer and water...