Word: crashing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...high-fuel foods. Despite the common belief that foods containing grease, caffeine and sugar provide a lift, the price of "cranking up" the body in the short term is the risk of having the body "crash" an hour later. As a snacking alternative, eat fruit, bagels, crackers and popcorn, which give the body a more consistent injection of energy...
...much caffeine does pump your system up, but then you crash afterward," comments Smigelski, who is a registered dietician. "Ultimately you're going to have to repair a little when you're done, and your system may take a few days to recover...
...also because, despite the full planes and record profits, the industry is still burdened with a large amount of debt and faces big capital outlays for new equipment. The U.S. has the oldest fleet in the developed world. Nor is the threat from discount carriers over. Although the ValuJet crash took with it the public's confidence in upstart airlines, the barrier to entry is still relatively low. Capital, pilots, planes and entire outsourced airline service industries are readily available...
...ground safe from volcanoes, people in the skies could still be at risk. For them the danger comes from volcanic ash, which can choke the engines of passenger jets. Since the 1960s there have been 85 such midair encounters, and while none have led to a fatal crash, some have come close...
DIED. CHICO SCIENCE, 30, Brazilian bandster noted for his novel "mangue-beat" fusion of rock, rap and Brazilian rhythms; in a car crash; near Recife...