Word: dominos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...president also contends that allowing these Haitians to enter the U.S. would open the floodgates for thousands more. It's sort of a Domino Theory for the '90s. But he need not choose between repatriating thousands of Haitians and absorbing thousands more. Using his executive power, the president can declare Haiti a disaster situation and grant Haitians "temporary protected status." A bill in Congress, sponsored by Representative Romano L. Mazzoli of Kentucky, would force the president to grant TPS to all Haitian refugees. They would be allowed to stay in Guantanamo--hardly a reward which would draw others--until Haiti...
...also the food: the Cool Ranch- flavored Doritos tortilla chips bought from 7-Eleven; real American all- beef frankfurters eaten under a Wrigley Field mural in the Chicago Dog restaurant; or ersatz American pizza ordered from Chicago Pizza, which promises home delivery as speedy as archrival Domino...
...television transmits data via radio waves to a base station linked by satellite to the firm's headquarters. The systems will be available in 25 major cities by the end of this year. While the concept may be a boon for exhausted nine-to-fivers too weary to dial Domino's, it may be a bane for parents of the always hungry twelvesomething...
...Domino's founder, Thomas Monaghan, 54, is known for making business decisions the same way he delivers pizzas: in 30 minutes or less. Monaghan has now made another turnabout, ending a two-year spiritual retreat and firing the four executives he had placed in charge of his empire. Monaghan's explanation: A heavenly influence directed him to get back into the kitchen. "God will help him find the way," a Monaghan spokesman told the New York Times. But Domino's problems are pretty down to earth. Partly because of stiff competition in the pizza-delivery business, Monaghan was unable...
...Fund sent copies of the letter to the police department, License Commission and two restaurants which are currently applying for pouring licenses: the Stockpot and the Cafe of India. The Fund and its supporters believe that issuing pouring licenses to restaurants will create a domino effect: "as a result [of issuing puoring licenses], these restaurants are likely to change both size and character" and that "they may become seedy establishments...