Word: breakthroughs
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...breakthrough is in the device's space-saving design. While a normal scanner lies flat and can take up more than a square foot of desktop space, the 4670 has the footprint of a medium-size dictionary and stands at a 45° angle...
...succeeds his 80-year-old father, Haidar, nearly 80% of the vote. The opposition claimed the ballot was rigged. Talks End SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Talks in Vienna between senior Serb officials and leaders of the breakaway province of Kosovo - the first since the 1999 war - were hailed as a breakthrough by E.U. and U.N. officials, even if little progress was made. Kosovo, which has been administered by the U.N. since 1999, wants independence from Serbia, but Serb authorities are opposed. Better Than No UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Iraq establishing a U.N.-mandated multinational...
...recently had a technical breakthrough and had some preliminary experiments that suggest that she might have been able to demonstrate that model,” Pellman wrote. “Her loss will be felt very acutely. She was a focal point of our group...
...industry, still exists, but not for oil-shale workers. It has become a retirement community. Against a backdrop of majestic mountains, retirees pump iron, hike scenic trails, swim and play golf. There's no trace of the Exxon project that was supposed to be shale oil's breakthrough. All vestiges of the mine and outbuildings are gone. The road leading to the plant site is still there, but it abruptly ends at the top of the hill. The land has been reclaimed and today looks much as it always...
...lights came up a familiar voice intoned, "Be yourself. Follow your own path." The speaker and the model on the runway were the same: Tilda Swinton. The collection, worn on a parade of models all made up to look like Swinton, with alabaster face and red hair, was a breakthrough. Ordinary duffel coats were made pretty with the addition of flowing ribbons. Denim vests and jackets boasted puffy, pleated hems. Silk shirtdresses had overlapping collars. It was a collection as easy to wear as anything at the Gap, but with flourishes that made it very Viktor & Rolf. "Before, they always...