Word: disasterous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Last week's disaster on the NASDAQ is a clear indication that many investors have begun to turn cautious as well. The NASDAQ index of over-the-counter stocks, where most IPOs are traded, fell nearly 5% last week and has plunged 11% since June 1.
But halfway up, the angle of incline suddenly changes. Nobody knows why, although archaeologists have argued about it for years. Some theorize that the King may have died during construction, forcing workers to finish quickly. Others suggest that a building disaster--a heavy rain, perhaps--required a change of plans...
In light of the earlier suicides, Amber's and Alicia's deaths hit San Pedro High particularly hard. Cyndy Lum, a psychiatric social worker who was part of the crisis-intervention team, describes the scene the first few days after the suicides hit the 6 o'clock news as "a...
When NASA head Daniel Goldin declared earlier this year that the U.S. rocketry program is inferior to those of European competitors, he was only stating the obvious. True, the U.S. launches real astronauts and not just satellite payloads. But dismayed by delays, cost overruns and the Challenger disaster, paying clients...
Robug III $1.3 million Designed as a nuclear-disaster rescuer by scientists in the wake of Chernobyl, it has eight spidery legs and suction-padded feet, allowing it to climb vertically. A human operator controls its movement via a TV screen.