Word: coppered
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...past two weeks, passersby near 44 Bow St. may have noticed a large, copper bird sporting pince-nez spectacles on its beak nesting atop the Lampoon castle...
Second, the Federal Reserve is expected to tighten rates, maybe even dramatically, to try to cool off the consumption boom. An aggressive tightening could wreck whole sections of this market, from cyclical industries like coal and steel and copper companies to banks and savings and loans. Cyclicals need low rates to keep the expansion going. Financials rely on the spread between short rates and long rates for much of their profits, and if the Fed takes up short-term rates, their margins will be squeezed and their earnings could disappear...
Although the precursors got their patented copper rivets in 1873, 501s belong squarely in the 20th century. Worn by everyone from Presidents to rock stars, they can be dressed up or casual, hardworking or sexy. RUNNERS-UP The miniskirt; Coco Chanel's little black dress
...advocates who futilely fought against the Telecommunication Act of 1996, which paved the way for Baby Bells to provide long distance so long as they open their markets to competition. Earlier this year, when AT&T sought to get into the New York local market, Bell Atlantic opened its copper phone lines and basically said, "Let the games begin." But America is not revisiting the days of monolithic telecoms' inhibiting consumer choice. Indeed, most industry analysts predict that the move will be a boon to consumers...
Meanwhile, the opposition-run areas complain that the state-run oil company refuses to give them any fuel at all. And Belgrade is saying it has solved the heating problem in the rest of the country by making deals with Slovakia and Iraq, exchanging Serbian copper, food and medicine for Slovak electricity and Saddam Hussein's oil. In the end, it seems that the people most likely to shiver this winter are the ones who voted against Milosevic...