Word: feds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Craigen fed [the puck] to me," Sproule said. "I was wide open and I just shot it as hard as I could to the upper part of the net and it went in.... It's all confidence...
...Whatever the results, this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans is sure to be. . . different. The Packers, though marked for success this season, haven't played for the title since the infancy of the league. The Patriots haven't been this far since 1985-86, when they were fed to the Chicago Bears 46-10. And Carolina and Jacksonville, in only their second year in the league, well, they haven't been anywhere before. At least there'll be something new on TV this year...
...will help prevent any possible transmission of the illness from the feeding trough to the dinner table. "If we don't take preventive action today, we may regret it three to four years down the road," explained FDA Commissioner David Kessler. "By saying that cattle and sheep cannot be fed any products that cause this disease, we are in essence erecting a fire wall that will reduce whatever risk humans have even further." Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an often-fatal human condition similar to "mad cow disease," attacks brain tissue. Scientists believe cows become infected by consuming feed containing animal parts...
...cares for eight infants in one of the center's day-care programs, and three of their charges show up before 7, so Early has to be ready for them. By 8:30 all the babies are present, and Early and Devougas give them breakfast. "Everybody wants to be fed at the same time," says Early with a laugh. The room is clean and bright, painted in a pleasant combination of green and white. Some infants crawl around a blue carpet, where they play with blocks, stacking toys, a plastic mirror on wheels. On one recent afternoon, Early pushed...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Despite signs of new-found strength in housing and manufacturing, Federal Reserve policy-makers decided Tuesday to keep short-term interest rates steady. The central bank's decision, which had been widely expected, means borrowing costs for millions of consumers and businesses whose loans are linked to Fed rates will stay the same. The Fed has kept interest rates at the same level since last January, when it reduced the interest that banks charge each other by a quarter-point down to 5.25 percent. It was the third in a series of rate cuts aimed at spurring...