Word: nest
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...really hard to find Manuel Noriega. The U.S. Army knew Panama really well. Even if you have troops on the ground, you need to have spectacularly good intelligence and know exactly where you are going. You have to be vectored right on to the viper's nest. You go in there and shoot it up and look at all the faces and make sure you got the right guy. It is hard to envision a situation where you would get that perfect tactical intelligence for a ground attack." That hasn't dissuaded Bush. "Make no mistake about...
...emergency is just what last week felt like for investors. Baby boomers who were counting their nest eggs before they hatched may have to rethink their early-retirement plans; a diversified 401(k) that tracks the S&P 500, for instance, lost nearly 12% last week alone--and has lost 33% in the past 12 months. "This is not the time to be gambling with your life savings," says financial planner Robert Wacker, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., who like many Americans shifted more of his portfolio--perhaps a bit late--into the relative safety of bonds...
...can’t stop a bird from landing on your head, but you can stop it from making a nest there,” is the analogy he often cites...
Could you outlive your money? Millions of American workers who are heading for the exit door of their careers may face that risk as companies phase out their costly check-a-month pension plans and the stock market continues to put serious cracks in people's 401(k) nest eggs...
Rebecca Unguez isn't feeling nostalgic: her nest will be full for years to come. Along with the twins, she and her husband Gustavo have two boys, ages eight and two. While their shared bedroom is due for a makeover, the girls are enjoying the new order down the hall. "Let's be honest," says Rebecca. "Gabriela and Nicole are 5 1/2. They're not going to have a perfect room. But now that they know where everything goes, they put most of it away by themselves." And that's about as good as it gets...