Word: eves
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Richard Clarke, U.S. national coordinator for counterterrorism. "People don't just walk around with that stuff in their kit bag." One theory is that Noris--who, law-enforcement officials say, is actually an Algerian named Ahmed Ressam, 32--had been dispatched to wreak havoc at the New Year's Eve celebration at Seattle's Space Needle, which is close to a hotel where he had reserved a room. Some speculated, though with little hard evidence, that he was backed by the Afghanistan-based terrorist Osama bin Laden. Whatever Ressam was planning, his arrest has heightened the state of alert...
Although it may not be possible on New Year's Eve, it's usually a good idea to go to bed at a decent hour. Even teetotalers tend to feel a bit hung over if they stay up all night. Don't be surprised, however, if you wake up a couple of hours after you fall asleep. Your brain counteracts alcohol's sedative effects by becoming more excited...
...quiet New Year's Eve at home is starting to sound better and better...
Another reason to celebrate on New Year's Eve: it will be 100 years before we have to read Best of the Century lists again. Here are some Worsts from this batch...
...host a million-plus in Times Square - are fortifying the city, welding manholes shut and locking postal boxes in the area surrounding Times Square. The city will saturate the area with an 8,000-strong army of police officers and a fleet of surveillance helicopters on New Year's Eve. Furthermore, area hospitals are hoarding antibiotics to treat anthrax, and are training doctors and nurses to treat victims of chemical explosions...