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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sure? Because for years I have traded after hours using an Instinet machine. That system matches up institutional buyers and sellers when the formal exchanges are closed. Now, when it comes to trading I try to be a true boy scout. But I cannot tell you how often I have seen remarkably prescient buying and clairvoyant selling in after-hours trading. Stocks jangle up and down as if on a string, prone to manipulation by institutions trying to color trading...
...Often, children think they have done something wrong and surgery is their punishment. So it's important to reassure them that you aren't angry with them and that they didn't do anything to "deserve" their treatment...
DIED. OWEN HART, 34, professional wrestler known as the Blue Blazer; after falling some 70 ft. while being lowered onto the mat before an audience of more than 16,000; in Kansas City, Mo. The acrobatic stuntman, scion of a prominent Canadian wrestling family, was often billed as a straight man for such higher-profile World Wrestling Federation heavyweights as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Authorities have begun an investigation into Hart's death...
...WHEELS In the market for a new car? You might want to consult www.insure.com's Auto Theft Risk Finder for a list of makes and models stolen most often in your state. Or if you're planning a trip, you can see where your car might be most wanted. The site offers statistics on scores of metro areas (Miami had the worst record in 1997, with 1 of every 38 cars swiped). Buy a car with a high-theft risk where you live, and you could face a bigger insurance bill...
...Inexpensive flatbed scanners often come with slide attachments, but their resolution is too low to pick up tiny details and subtle hues. A dedicated slide scanner like HP's $499 PhotoSmart S20, right, offers 2,400-dpi resolution for sharper results. Another choice, Olympus' ES-10 ($399), has an optional adapter for APS film...