Word: rain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this get away with this and cancel the games, that would be absurd," he said. Only about 20,000 people were in the stands for the track competition at Olympic Stadium this morning compared to more than 80,000 on Friday, but officials speculated that it was the steady rain, not sudden fear, that kept people away. Fans at the first day of whitewater slalom competition were delayed more than two hours as officials increased security at the venues. During the beach volleyball competition, officials roving the aisles spotted an unattended bag in the upper level of the stand...
...Managing Editor over 1994, and Anna Wilde was the Associate M.E. They had been dating for a while, moved in with each other after graduation, and just tied the proverbial knot last month. Joe was an outspoken M.E. who thought nothing of sending a comper out in the rain to cover some meaningless story. He was--and is--an active person, liking sports and always fidgeting around. You don't describe him with passive words...
...halfway up, the angle of incline suddenly changes. Nobody knows why, although archaeologists have argued about it for years. Some theorize that the King may have died during construction, forcing workers to finish quickly. Others suggest that a building disaster--a heavy rain, perhaps--required a change of plans. Stadelmann believes the weak clay beneath the pyramid began to give way; rather than leave an ugly stub, Snefru completed the project at a gentler (and hence more stable) incline and began building the Red Pyramid a mile to the north...
...cyberczar Bill Gates adding his virtual glamour, and soon in the most touristed spots in the U.S. and a score of other countries. And Planet Hollywood is far from the only franchise where it will be happening. Motown Cafe, the Official All Star Cafe, Harley Davidson Cafe, Country Star, Rain Forest Cafe and Dive! are all out to sate the public hunger for theme dining. These multimedia spectaculars, designed to stimulate every sensory-nerve end--possibly even the palate--are undergoing a second, rapid phase of growth some 25 years after the first Hard Rock Cafe opened its doors...
Another new entry is the publicly traded Rain Forest Cafe, a chain featuring sensational tropical settings, live birds and faux snakes, a dollop of ecological education, long waits and well-rated food. Hot as the tropics, its stock rose a steaming 700% since an April 1995 IPO and on July 1 split three...