Word: majorly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...worries some Pentagon thinkers. In the next conflict, they fret, a really smart foe won't fight the U.S. in the skies or on the ground--places where victory is unlikely. Instead, it will be smart and strike far away from the war zone--in the heart of a major U.S. city, perhaps--with chemical or biological weapons. Even the slickest Stealth bomber couldn't stop that...
...came to rest on a bank of the Arkansas River, it had split in three, and a fire had broken out near its left wing. As it erupted in flames, passengers fled for their lives. Nine people, including veteran pilot Captain Richard Buschmann, died--the first fatalities on a major U.S. airline in nearly a year and a half--and 83 were injured...
...most superficial accessory, but the filmmakers see it as a key to the drama. They never let us forget that the lad is isolated, unaware of his origin and his destiny--and aware that he is unaware. He places his palm against Kala's paw (hands are a major motif in the film) and knows that his mother is different; or, rather, she is the norm, and he the outsider. Africa is his metaphor: the lost continent is his identity. Always he asks, Who or what am I? Where do I belong...
...investment world has been turned upside down: Merrill Lynch, bastion of full-service, full-fee brokerage, is getting into the discount game; Charles Schwab, the original no-frills discounter, now charges some of the highest commissions online and offers a full menu of advice. Meanwhile, major exchanges are moving toward evening hours so day traders have more time to lose their money. This special market for insomniacs will eventually go 24 hours, all but ending the family meal and any shot at a good night's sleep...
What does it take to be a major league baseball player? Great hand-eye coordination, lots of power and a bottle of androstenedione or creatine. At least that's what the manufacturers of these dietary supplements would like you to believe. Just look at Mark McGwire, who took both substances last year and cranked out a record 70 home runs. And Sammy Sosa, who took creatine and came in second in the great slugfest of 1998. They must know something the rest...