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Word: orly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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--Nearly half of all stockholders are baby boomers, the oldest of whom are just 11 years from retirement age. We're getting perilously close to the day when boomers will slow or, gads, reverse their stock purchases. When that day comes, I believe the market will enter a long period...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cup's Half Full | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

--The median stock holding for those under 35 is $11,900; for those age 64 or older, $62,500. That infers abysmal yearly growth of about 5% and no additional savings over decades. Three possible explanations: today's young are saving more, pre-retirees are spendthrifts, or the elder set...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cup's Half Full | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

I know what gadget I want for my birthday this year. It's the same thing I've lusted after for a couple of birthdays now, and I'd trade in all the socks, ties and humorous cards about aging if only I could have it. Unfortunately, I can't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hacker's Delight | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

But the most common attack reported by hacker watchers makes use of a Trojan horse. These are programs with bizarre names like Back Orifice or Net Bus that can be hidden in an e-mail attachment--say, one of those animated birthday cards people seem to like e-mailing. Once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hacker's Delight | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

Meanwhile, if you're uneasy about using your cellular phone even in the absence of firm evidence that it's dangerous, here are some precautions: keep your conversations short, reserving longer chats for conventional phones; opt for a cell phone that directs the antenna away from the head; reduce cell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cell-Phone Scare | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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