Word: appearences
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...Baath Party enforcers were nowhere to be found on the street corners that morning. Official minders did not turn up as usual to chaperone foreign journalists. State TV went off the air, and for the first time since the war began, Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf did not appear to make his extraterrestrial pronouncements of impending victory. Iraqi military uniforms and weapons were lying in ditches, artillery pieces abandoned under bridges. CIA eavesdroppers monitoring official communications heard ... nothing--no orders being given, no commands to move Iraqi forces. "It has been very deafening, the silence," a Defense Department official...
...that's a problem. As the Marines move north through a section of middle-class houses, we pass bodies slumped over the steering wheels of cars. Many appear to be civilians, innocents caught in American fire. A captain tells his men that the rules of engagement have just changed; the enemy is using ambulances laden with explosives...
Tight-fisted corporate execs have been the biggest brake on growth for several years, but they appear to be relaxing their grip. Tony Raimondo, CEO of Behlen Manufacturing in Columbus, Neb., estimates that war jitters were costing his metal-fabricating firm $2 million a month in lost orders--about 20% of his anticipated business. Raimondo expects spending to pick up now, as it did after Gulf I. Orders last week were twice what they were a year ago. Says Sung Won Sohn, chief economist at Wells Fargo: "When I visit our customers throughout California, they all tell me they need...
...Despite health authorities who appear committed to openly reporting SARS cases, the region remains susceptible to an outbreak of this treacherously elusive disease. Only 50% of Inner Mongolian residents use the local hospital system, according to the regional health department. Instead, medicine is dispensed by tiny, ill-equipped clinics or a ragged team of barefoot doctors, who often have little more than an elementary-school education. Wei Guo, a second-generation barefoot doctor in the village of Shuiqu, says he knows what to do if he encounters any SARS cases. He will prescribe a popular traditional remedy called banlangen...
...they're on a collision course, as all three begin marketing disposable three-blade razors. Schick's Xtreme 3 was the first to arrive on the market several months ago. The Gillette Sensor 3 and Bic Comfort 3 recently began shipping to distributors, and they're expected to appear in stores in Europe and the U.S. over the next two to three months. Gillette and Bic both say the timing of their almost-simultaneous launch is coincidental. But a lot is at stake for all three companies, who are cranking up their marketing machines for TV and print ad campaigns...