Word: forme
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...enthusiasts, you ain't seen nothin' yet. In a few years, predicts Flock, "people are going to have faster connections and processors, more memory and more storage. These worlds are going to become the dominant form of entertainment." Which should even bring down the cost of those Mytheral breastplates...
...bumpy journey toward the conclusion of Hannibal is often exciting. At the top of his form, Harris is the class of the current field of thriller writers, ladling out authentic-sounding information on such arcana as weapons ("Yes, I'll have that Harpy, please, and a straight serrated Spyderco with a four-inch blade, and that drop-point skinner at the back") and Swiss bank accounts ("Article 47 of the Bundesgesetz uber Banken und Sparkassen"), plus sharp thumbnail portraits of the major players and malefactors and incessant plot surprises...
Disney is not the only media conglomerate seeking to shine a light on its ventures in cyberspace. NBC is in the process of merging its Net properties with Xoom.com and Snap.com to form a new publicly traded company, NBC Internet. CBS has said it intends to spin off its stakes in Marketwatch.com Sportsline.com and other Web assets by the end of the year. And Viacom wants to do something similar with mtv.com vh1.com and other spawn of its cable holdings...
...good idea to throw a few outlet plugs and cabinet locks in your luggage. (Caution: if your child's friend is along for the ride, bring a copy of his insurance card plus two notarized documents--a letter permitting him to travel with you and a medical-release form...
...liners in the North are thought to oppose family reunions because they fear any contact with the outside world," says TIME Tokyo correspondent Tim Larimer. "Pyongyang needs money, food and fertilizer but it doesn?t want strings attached," he adds. "Whenever North Korea has edged to even the mildest form of engagement with the outside world, it has preceded such moves with a show of force." In other words, Pyongyang only wants help from benefactors whose hands it can bite...