Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...variety of forms. Some stalk elephants, others lions, others hippopotamuses. We like large birds. Unfortunately, the law is stacked against us. In California, it is illegal to kill the condor. The bald eagle is a protected species. Where Uncle Sam doesn't intrude, we face other obstacles. Hawks are quick and wily. Turkeys are too slow...
...lovers of large winged-creatures-or more accurately, dead, large, winged-creatures-face quite a quandary. But we are a resourceful bunch. We seek out lesser-known creatures, creatures under the radar of government regulation, creatures that aren't too quick and aren't too slow-creatures who cry out, "Please kill us!" Late at night, we gather in small posses, we adorn ourselves in black, and we hunt down these birds. It is our duty, our calling. For the past three years we have lain dormant, waiting for the time to pounce once again...
...Watson found the back of the cage two minutes later after strong midfield play lead to a quick transition and a wide-open shot...
...attired in matching corporate polo shirts, point at screens full of code and step-by-step directions on how to hack a host computer. "Get this: No username, no password, and we're connected," says one. "I'm starting to get tingles. They're going to be toast pretty quick." Geekspeak, at least, is still de rigueur...
...July 1997, after another briefing on laxity at the labs, did Berger tell Clinton. Berger assigned an interagency group to draft tougher security rules for the labs; Clinton signed them in February 1998. The span of six months from briefing to directive, says a Clinton aide, "is actually pretty quick...