Word: eggs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...gang members use crack, the community's best-selling drug. Kids don't need to see TV public-service ads of a man frying an egg to know what crack does to the mind. They see it all the time on the streets and in their homes. "It makes people go out of their heads," says Edgar, 15. "My friends would stop me if I ever tried it." His mouth pursed with disgust, J.J., 15, says, "It makes people skinny and ugly." In South Central the only thing worse than a "basehead" is a "strawberry," a woman addict who trades...
...empire on which the sun never sets and restored the kingdom to its position as a major international creditor and provider of capital. That's not a situation that squares with decline-and-fall scenarios. As the Financial Times notes, this newly created patrimony is "a large nest egg for when North Sea oil runs out." It -- and the freedom that made it possible -- may be Thatcherism's most enduring legacy...
...however, strongly support Hume's greatness on the ground that the force of his personality definitely affected the age in which he lived. It is not a question of the cart before the horse in either case, merely the old problem of which came first, the chicken or the egg. In any case, there is much to be said on both sides...
...behind bars. But in the settlement, prosecutors dropped their most serious charges, including insider trading and racketeering, which carried a potential prison sentence of more than 500 years. Moreover, with a personal fortune estimated to be in excess of $1 billion, Milken is likely to retain a sizable nest egg. "Justice wasn't served," declares Albert Sindlinger, who runs a stock market-research firm catering to small investors. "Considering all the damage he did to stockholders, taxpayers and the public's confidence in the stock market, Milken is getting off easy...
Outside, Hanoi's narrow tree-lined streets are filled with bicycles and pedicabs, for private cars are a rarity in the city. In the busy market area, customers crowd into a tiny but popular cafe that serves white coffee with a whipped raw egg to help ward off the pervasive dampness of the rainy season. Around the corner on Hang Gai Street, shoppers wander past privately owned clothing and novelty shops that are little more than window fronts. Nevertheless, they are the busiest stores in Hanoi. One of them is owned by Dao Thi Huan, 71, a retired government worker...