Word: rim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...MURDERED COURIER, HIS BODY DIScovered on the rim of a New Mexico canyon; an attache case stuffed with the usual large sum of money; any number of strange disappearances: WHITE SANDS bedazzles mainly by the speed and dexterity with which it shuffles and deals its assorted plot elements. Eventually, corrupt FBI men, a guy who claims to be CIA (Mickey Rourke in a role small enough so he doesn't wear out his welcome), some crooked arms dealers and a sexy mystery woman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) all cherchez le loot. Director Roger Donaldson puts a curiously cheerful spin on paranoia...
...Helaine Alpert steers her shopping cart down one aisle and up another at the Food Emporium in Scarsdale, N.Y., an overhead electronic billboard flashes the specials of the day. On the rim of Alpert's cart, a 6-in. by 9-in. video screen automatically displays a list of specials in each aisle she passes. Electronic alert: Cup O' Noodles on sale, two for $1; veal chops, $6.99, a dollar off the regular price. "I used to scour all the flyers for bargains," says Alpert, a lawyer from nearby Edgemont, but now the computer takes care of that. Her basket...
...flashing back to 1976. I'm talking about our own junior forward Eric Carter who won my vote this weekend with his "Rim-maiming, lion-taming, Casey-defaming, clinch-the-gaming" slam, the final two of his career-high 17 points in the Crimson's 70-67 victory over the Lions of Columbia...
Nearly paralyzed by the dilemma, Bush departed last week on a nakedly political tour of the Pacific Rim to beseech Japan and other countries to buy more U.S. products. He left top aides feverishly at work on the much ballyhooed growth package that he plans to present in his Jan. 28 State of the Union message...
...year's best new gourmet trend, and its most renowned pioneer was Los Angeles' superstar chef, Wolfgang Puck. Pacific Rim cuisine--more for dining out than cooking in -- features American, chiefly Californian, staples subtly accented by Oriental herbs and spices such as lemongrass or ginger. The result: dishes that have a Western look but an Eastern aura, like shrimp and papaya salad with Thai peanut dressing...