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...into the secret pocket. (You can choose from various pocket sizes depending on whether you're slinging a .44 magnum or a mere "Saturday-night special.") In China, meanwhile, inventor Zhao Xin attempted suicide because of the failure of CHASTITY UNDERWEAR, which guarantees fidelity through a built-in combination lock. Zhao never got a patent approved, and perhaps it's just as well. Honey, I forgot the combination...
...name pizza company. "My neck is on the block,'' he says, vigorously denying Heinecke's assertion that he's working with an open checkbook. Tricon has responsibilities to its shareholders, he insists: "We can't spend foolishly.'' Chew concedes that the company is laying out large sums to lock in prime locations. Although the Pizza Company has won the early going, Chew says that by the end of the year, when Pizza Hut has more than 100 stores, he expects to have 55-60% of the market...
...Oscar had a few surprises in store, and some rare suspense. In the moments before Michael Douglas announced the winner for Best Picture, some people who thought "Gladiator" a lock had second and third thoughts. The Roman rasslin' epic had already copped four Oscars (for Actor, Costume, Sound and Visual Effects), but so had "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (for Foreign Film, Art Direction, Cinematography and Score) and "Traffic" (for Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay and Editing). When Douglas finally said, "And the Oscar goes to... 'Gladiator,'" even those of us rooting for "Crouching Tiger" were grateful that our dark horse...
...campaign pledge to control carbon dioxide from power plants. His questioning of the science behind global warming didn't do much to overcome the administration's credibility problem, either. After a series of reports issued by the U.N. this year, most observers believe the science is a lock. Many European officials expressed their concern about Bush's decision. And European ambassadors were shocked when National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice told them at a private lunch at the Swedish embassy in Washington last week that "Kyoto is dead...
Considered a lock for future NBA stardom after a sensational freshman year in 1999, Maggette passed up a chance to become the "big man" on campus and instead opted to turn pro. Instead of stardom, he's now a bench player on the Los Angeles Clippers. Some...