Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Others thought it was a nuclear bomb or an earthquake or the end of the world. As word of the cloud of poison began to spread, hundreds, then thousands, took to the road in flight from the fumes. In cars and rickshaws, on foot and bicycles, residents moved as fast as they could. As in some eerie science-fiction nightmare, hundreds of people blinded by the gas groped vainly toward uncontaminated air or stumbled into one another in the darkness. Others simply collapsed by the side of the road in the crush. At least 37 people who had inhaled...
...total state spending; this year's surpluses average between 3% and 4%. The reserves are highly sensitive to economic fluctuations. Explains James Burton, executive secretary of California's commission on state finances: "A small dip in the national economy can wipe us out fast...
...York and California by Federal Express. "People call in their orders up until 10 p.m., and we get them there by 10:30 the next morning," says Owner Charles Vergos. "This was the answer to our prayers, because if we don't get the ribs out fast, they are not any good." Romantics in a rush to send flowers can dial Roseland Express, a California firm that for $35 will whisk a dozen fresh, long-stemmed roses to any point in the U.S. overnight on Airborne Freight...
...rack up huge air courier bills. The service pays its way, however, by allowing them to keep on hand smaller stockpiles of spare parts. Says John C. Emery Jr., chairman of the firm founded by his father: "Companies are controlling their inventory by relying on us for fast delivery of vital shipments." At its Memphis headquarters, Federal Express stockpiles supplies for 64 of its commercial customers in a giant warehouse called the parts bank. From this source, the company can dispatch items wherever they are needed...
...love Harvard--it's a real nice place," says Robin--er, Dodson, a 6-ft., 4-in., 205-lb., fast-moving forward...