Word: serializations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...humanities concentrators are mystified by the ubiquitous terms with which he may be more familiar. A friend recently informed me that money laundering is the act of using stolen or swindled money for corrupt purposes. The phrase comes from the olden days when crooks sometimes obtained new bills whose serial numbers were not known, and actually washed them in a washing mashine filled with coffee. This sullied the money so that the thieves could use it for their own purposes without fear of the bills' being traced...
Finally, most printers come with a choice of either a parallel or serial interface. IBM and compatible owners should probably ask for a parallel interface...
...production difficulties, a serial article slated to continue in today's paper does not appear. The feature on relations between government and academia will run in tomorrow's paper
...tree. Around his belt, the tall (6 ft. 4 in.), American-educated leader of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) wears a knife and a 9-mm automatic pistol; his thick hands are clasped around the stock and barrel of a Hungarian-made AKM assault rifle, private serial number 000. Suddenly, the stillness is broken by the shouts of 1,000 of Garang's guerrillas passing on their way to battle at nearby Kapoeta, a southern Sudanese town 140 miles east of the city of Juba. First they chant, "Garang, Garang, Garang." Then they break into song...
...Calif., in 1984. In the past two decades, random mass slayings have become increasingly common in the U.S. It is a phenomenon peculiar to the late 20th century: a single twisted soul / slaughtering near or total strangers, acting on a vague, incomprehensible motive. Like so many other mass murderers, serial killers and assassins, Sherrill, 44, was described as a quiet loner. He was unmarried and apparently had no close friends, although he was a ham-radio nut who made calls as far away as Australia. After his mother's death in 1978, he continued to live in the modest white...