Word: slab
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Blair Witch, like any movie, has many antecedents. It is, by our casual count, the 873rd horror movie about youths who go into the woods on a lark and come out on a slab; the 4,982nd in which people disappear in reverse order of star quality; and the zillionth in which kids are frightened into a state of suicidal stupidity. Horror's evil creatures don't have to be very cunning when the heroes keep wandering in circles or deeper into the old dark house...
This turnabout points up a broad trend in the market. Dare I say it? New-economy firms are out of favor. Since March 31, the smokestack-vintage Dow Jones industrial average has risen 1,000 points, while the tech-laden nasdaq has gone flatter than steel slab. In that period aluminum maker Alcoa rose a shiny 55% and joined heavy industrials such as 3M and Phelps-Dodge in posting heady gains. Tech wonders, including Cisco, Microsoft and Intel, floundered...
...Luckily, for the fume-afflicted, there is hope in some preventative over-the-counter drugstore remedies. Everyone's favorite medical professional, Dr. Scholl's, has a massive stake in the market. With his baby powder scent Odor Destroyers sole inserts ($3.69), users can trim the one-size-fits-all slab of scented cushion to fit the bottom of any shoe. No lefty scissors handy? Realize that these pads might flip and flap away with flip-flops? Coat the inside of your shoe with the Doctor's Shoe Shot deodorant powder ($6.99), featuring a Toilet-Duck-style neck and Zinoxol...
Luckily, for the fume-afflicted, there is hope in some preventative over-the-counter drugstore remedies. Everyone's favorite medical professional, Dr. Scholl's, has a massive stake in the market. With his baby powder scent Odor Destroyers sole inserts ($3.69), users can trim the one-size-fits-all slab of scented cushion to fit the bottom of any shoe. No lefty scissors handy? Realize that these pads might flip and flap away with flip-flops? Coat the inside of your shoe with the Doctor's Shoe Shot deodorant powder ($6.99), featuring a Toilet-Duckstyle neck and Zinoxol, "an advanced...
Then the chicken went after bigger game, namely Kane, the wrestler whose masked face resembles a slab of molten lava. Focusing on his impending match with Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Kane shrugged aside this minor interference with the Tombstone, the wrestling move made famous by Kane's sometime brother, the Undertaker...