Word: nosed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...since 1979 and seems primed for a big battle. "Sheraton would rather take over Hilton than be taken over by it," says Morris Lasky, ceo of Lodging Unlimited, a hotel-management and consulting firm. Lasky likened Hilton and ITT to "two titans that will go nose to nose." Just the prospect of such a fight sent ITT stock up a whopping $14.75 a share, to $58.50, the day Hilton launched its offer. (ITT shares closed Friday at $57.25, while Hilton stock ended at $28.50, up $2.75 for the week.) "The best thing for shareholders," Hanson says, "is that a deal...
...Running nose. raging fever. Aching joints. Splitting headache. Are there any poor souls suffering from the flu this winter who haven't longed for a pill to make it all go away? Relief may be in sight. Researchers at Gilead Sciences, a pharmaceutical company in Foster City, California, reported last week in the Journal of the American Chemical Society that they have discovered a compound that can stop the influenza virus from spreading in animals. Tests on humans are set for later this year...
...compound takes a novel approach to the familiar flu virus. It targets an enzyme, called neuraminidase, that the virus needs in order to scatter copies of itself throughout the body. This enzyme acts like a pair of molecular scissors that slices through the protective mucous linings of the nose and throat. After the virus infects the cells of the respiratory system and begins replicating, neuraminidase cuts the newly formed copies free to invade other cells. By blocking this enzyme, the new compound, dubbed GS 4104, prevents the infection from spreading. Other drug companies have tried targeting neuraminidase...
...popular: they are earthly beings, approachable, and could almost exist in real life, unlike, say, Christy Turlington. The Spice Girls range in age from 21 to 25. There's Mel B., with her curly hair and pierced tongue; cool, unsmiling Victoria; Mel C., with her dark locks and sassy nose stud; red-haired Geri, of whom old topless photos have turned up in those naughty English tabs; and blond "Baby Spice" Emma, who claimed to be 19 but recently held a rather indiscreet 21st birthday party...
Even though Charles Keating spent 4 1/2 years in prison for his starring role in the $3.4 billion collapse of Lincoln Savings & Loan, the poster boy for the 1980s S&L scandals that cost taxpayers nearly $500 billion was still able to thumb his nose at prosecutors last week...