Word: roots
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...billion Calories in 11 million cans of A&W root beer...
...there a moment when a hacker isn't trying to get into our networks," says a senior Microsoft executive. "People go looking for that weak link." Recently hackers found a backdoor through a user in Europe--an administrator, no less--with a blank password. This allowed the hacker root access--the ability to change everyone else's password, jump onto other systems and mess up the payroll file...
...more fun with kids sometimes than I do with adults. I'm only human. There are some things that I'm going to do because it's fun. And people can criticize me. They criticize me anyway...I don't consider [myself] a celebrity, because I think that the root of the word is celebrated: someone society should celebrate, and while I haven't given autographs, people have asked, which is so bizarre to me. I don't feel that I should be honored for what I'm known...
...abridging "due process in their investigations" and said they "do their dirty work without serious accountability." He charged inspectors general with having created a culture in which "anonymous denunciations thrive." His unsupported criticisms reflect a lack of knowledge and do a grave disservice to inspectors general. Inspectors general root out waste, fraud and abuse and investigate misconduct. They do not have any independent power to prosecute but instead work with federal prosecutors on cases that are suitable for action. And they deal with anonymous denunciations the way any professional investigative agency does: they pursue allegations that have merit and reject...
...fraternity chapter breaks the Animal House stereotype that edu-crats see as the root of most evil at America's colleges. A significant portion of our membership does not drink, and neither do we ever force anyone to engage in any activity that is physically harmful or mentally humiliating...